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Deputy shoots, kills armed man during domestic dispute call in Forsyth Co.

The woman's husband was holding a gun when one of the the three deputies saw it and shot him.
Credit: Park, Catherine
Law enforcement officers respond to a domestic dispute in Forsyth County. Authorities said a deputy shot the caller's husband inside of the home.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate after a deputy shot and killed a man inside his home Tuesday night.

According to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, deputies initially responded to Carbonne Court in the southwest corner of the county for a domestic dispute at around 10 p.m.

When deputies arrived to the home, they were met by the caller, a woman, who led three deputies into her home and into the kitchen area.

As they were discussing what was happening, the woman's husband, 65-year-old Charles Spillers, entered the kitchen holding a gun.

One of the deputies saw the gun and discharged his weapon, killing Spillers.

No other people were inside the home at the time of the incident and the deputy who fired his weapon has been placed on administrative leave as GBI takes over the investigation.

Authorities will perform an autopsy by the GBI's Medical Examiner.

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