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Man killed by deputies at conclusion of Hall Co. SWAT standoff

Officers discovered the man who lived there had pointed a handgun at his neighbors

HALL COUNTY, Ga. -- Hall County deputies killed a man at the conclusion of an hours-long SWAT standoff early Sunday morning.

The incident initially started shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday when deputies responded to a report of a man pointing a gun at neighbors in the 3100 block of Truelove Road in Gainesville.

When they arrived, they discovered the man who lived there, 41-year-old James Christopher Manus, had also set fire to his neighbor's well house.

When deputies tried to speak with Manus, deputies said he barricaded himself inside the home and refused all attempts at communication.

SWAT members and investigators arrived a short time later and undertook an extended effort at trying to negotiate with Manus.

At about 11 p.m., Manus began to shoot at deputies from inside the home. Just after midnight, he appeared in the front doorway and shot at deputies again. This time, deputies returned fire, killing Manus.

No deputies or bystanders were injured during the incident.

As is customary during officer-involved shootings, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation of the incident.

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