CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is investigating after a Clayton County sheriff's deputy shot a suspect who allegedly shot two people during a domestic dispute, they said.
The Clayton County Sheriff's Office said its deputies and members of the Clayton County Police Department were called to the incident on Ward Lane Sunday around 5:35 p.m.
The sheriff's office said that two people had been shot in the initial incident and that a deputy shot the alleged suspect after arriving at the scene.
According to a release, a Clayton County sheriff's deputy was the first to arrive on the scene. The deputy encountered and shot 36-year-old Twanetta Griffey, of Stone Mountain, during the incident. A gun was found near Griffey, the press release detailed. Authorities said she was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The GBI said the deputy was not injured during the incident.
The Clayton County Police Department is still investigating the initial homicide and shooting that occurred a few doors away from the officer-involved shooting.
This is the 91st officer-involved shooting that the GBI has been requested to investigate in 2020, they said.