Sprawling Cobb County, with more than 760,000 people, is just northwest of Atlanta and one of Georgia's most populous counties. Two suspects have been arrested after a pair of Cobb County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies were shot and killed while serving a warrant Thursday night in what the sheriff described as an 'ambush. They were serving a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft by deception, he said. The deputies had each served in the department for more than five years, Owens said.
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It wasn't clear how the standoff was resolved, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the home's front door was out of its frame and several front windows were broken. The sheriff's office in Cobb County tweeted initially two deputies had "died in the line of duty" and a SWAT team and other law enforcement officers remained at the scene, where a suspect was barricaded. The suspects were scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon. The records said the deputies had a warrant to arrest Cook on multiple outstanding theft charges. The incident occurred about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta, near the town. Two Georgia deputies were fatally shot in what a sheriff described as an ambush as the cops tried to serve an arrest warrant. They said Golden was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, news outlets reported. Two law enforcement deputies were killed on Thursday while serving a warrant at home in Georgia, according to authorities. A standoff with more law enforcement officers ensued afterwards. Two deputies died in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The sheriff did not immediately release the names of the slain deputies.Ĭourt records identified the two men in custody as Christopher Golden and Christopher Cook. Sheriff says 2 Slain deputies were ambushed serving warrant in Georgia. "Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County, and it's going to take some prayers to help us get back to where we need to be," he said at a news conference. Owens said two suspects were taken into custody and questioned. Owens said deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin, Jr. A long standoff ensued with at least one person. Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens named two deputies killed while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday night. A Florida man with a lengthy criminal record was killed in a police shootout as he opened fire on. The deputies were able to call for help and law enforcement officers swarmed the neighborhood. (CBS46) - Two Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies have died in the line of duty on Thursday evening while serving a warrant, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed to CBS46. NEWS VIDEO FOR AMBUSH ON TWO FLORIDA POLICE DEPUTIES. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. ATLANTA (AP) - Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday.
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