Incident

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    5-24-2018 Georgia Austell 1-1

    Location

    May 24, 2018

    Incident Address
    Austell, Georgia

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Officer Chris Thompkins
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: D’Vonte Whitaker
    • Age: 23
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge - no injury required
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

    Notes

    While serving warrant, suspect reached for officers gun, officer accidentally discharged and struck another officer

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 13
    State Senate District: 35
    State House District: 61