US police officer kills man who threw rocks at him in street

11.05.2020 19:57

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The man also charged at the deputy with a larger rock, according to reports.

Pictured: Post from a friend reads: R.I.P. BUT THIS ONE HITS HARD MY DAWG R.I.P. YASSIN !!!!! DAMN!!!!deesebulletsgotmedepressed??# the police killed him!!!!!!CLAXTON, Ga. ? The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Claxton.The GBI was requested by the Evans County Sheriff?s Office to conduct the officer involved shooting investigation.Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 12:53 a.m., an Evans County Sheriff?s Office deputy was dispatched to the area of SR-169 and Archie Mitchell Road in Claxton, GA, in reference to a male who was on foot in the middle of the road.When the deputy arrived in the area, he located Yassin Mohamed, 47. The Sheriff?s Office reported several encounters with Mohamed over the previous 12 hours.When the deputy attempted to make contact with Mohamed, police say he fled from the deputy and an altercation ultimately ensued.During the altercation, Mohamed picked up several rocks and began throwing them at the deputy, striking him once. Investigators say Mohamed then charged the deputy with a larger rock at which point the deputy shot Mohamed. Mohamed was pronounced deceased at the scene. — Yassin Mohamed, 47, was shot dead in Georgia, US (Picture: Facebook)

A man was shot dead after he threw rocks at a police officer and then charged at him, according to US officials.

A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia killed Yassin Mohamed, 47, near the town of Claxton on Saturday.

Deputies were called just after midnight to reports of a man walking in the middle of a road, and an Evans County sheriff’s deputy arrived to find Mohamed.

When the deputy tried to speak Mohamed, investigators say he began throwing rocks, hitting the deputy once.

He then charged the deputy with a larger rock and the unnamed deputy shot him.

Pictured: Intersection of GA-169 & Archie Mitchell Rd. in Claxton, Georgia. CLAXTON, Ga. ? The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Claxton. The GBI was requested by the Evans County Sheriff?s Office to conduct the officer involved shooting investigation. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 12:53 a.m., an Evans County Sheriff?s Office deputy was dispatched to the area of SR-169 and Archie Mitchell Road in Claxton, GA, in reference to a male who was on foot in the middle of the road. When the deputy arrived in the area, he located Yassin Mohamed, 47. The Sheriff?s Office reported several encounters with Mohamed over the previous 12 hours. When the deputy attempted to make contact with Mohamed, police say he fled from the deputy and an altercation ultimately ensued. During the altercation, Mohamed picked up several rocks and began throwing them at the deputy, striking him once. Investigators say Mohamed then charged the deputy with a larger rock at which point the deputy shot Mohamed. Mohamed was pronounced deceased at the scene. — Archie Mitchell Road, near Claxton, Georgia (Picture: Google)

Mohamed died before he could be taken to a hospital and his body was taken to the nearest Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) crime lab for a post-mortem examination.

The deputy was not seriously injured.

The GBI said deputies ‘had several encounters with him over the previous 12 hours’.

The GBI said it was examining the shooting and the investigation will be turned over to the district attorney for review once completed, with a prosecutor to then decide whether to file charges.

It is the 38th officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate so far this year.

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