A local man is dead following an officer-involved shooting early Tuesday in Gordon County.
According to Gordon County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation reports:Â
Around 1 a.m., a GCSO deputy initiated a traffic stop on Cook Road near Resaca on a truck driven by a man later identified as Billy Dewayne Couch, 51, of Sugar Valley.
Couch failed to stop, according to authorities, speeding away from the deputy, traveling to 523 Pocket Road in Sugar Valley, driving to the back of his home. The deputy blocked the vehicle with his patrol car while continuing to give Couch verbal commands. Couch was shot by the deputy during the incident, and transported to AdventHealth Gordon where he was pronounced dead.
In accordance with department policy regarding officer-involved shootings, the GCSO requested the assistance of the GBI immediately following the shooting, and that agency began an independent investigation.
GBI officials said once the agency has completed its investigation, the case will be handed over to the Gordon County District Attorney’s Office for review. The identity of the deputy has not yet been made public.Â
This is the 9th officer involved shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate in 2023.
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