A DeKalb County deputy shot a murder suspect, Marquiece Beadle, during an attempted arrest at Covington Glen Apartments.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — An officer-involved shooting is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in DeKalb County. A DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy shot an armed man while officers tried to arrest him, according to the GBI. The suspect was identified by police as 34-year-old Marquiece Beadle.
Kemp laid out his plans to overhaul parts of Georgia’s legal system to curb what he calls frivolous lawsuits that drive up insurance rates and he warned, if lawmakers can’t or won’t do it this session, he’ll make them come back and try again.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals were serving a warrant for Marquiece Beadle.
DeKalb County commissioners have been discussing increasing the water and sewer rates that residents pay for several months. The latest proposal is an annual increase of 10% over the next 10 years, which officials say will be enough to fund the county’s capital program.
News Chopper 2 flew over the scene, where at least one ambulance and multiple police cruisers are visibly present.
Authorities said Shaquel Liburd left his car after wrecking it on Saturday, and that his mother told them he had a traumatic brain injury from a prior accident.
Local and state officials are warning the public about severe winter weather that will arrive overnight on Sunday, Jan. 19.
More than two weeks after a major water main break in DeKalb County left thousands without water for days, crews are still working to repair Clairmont Road. Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach was on the busy road on Wednesday morning where crews had several lanes shut down as they made repairs to the road.
DeKalb County fire officials said crews are responding to the 1100 block of Briarcliff Rd NE, which appears to be a townhome or condo complex.
DeKalb County is planning a lane closure on North Druid Hills Road to finish out a project that has been frustrating residents for weeks.
Coroner Dontrelle Andrews said that both men were found dead after separate fights in the prison around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, but the GDC said one was uninjured.