Flags at the headquarters for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation were lowered to half-staff after the body of a deputy killed in a gun battle while attempting to perform a welfare check on Deason Street. Sheriff Darrell Dix identifies the gunman as Todd Lamont Harper, a man with a history of mental health issues. He was arrested after a SWAT standoff and booked into jail.
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