VALDOSTA, GA (WTXL) - Valdosta police have reported an officer involved shooting on Fresno Street.
Valdosta Police Department Chief Brian Childress said that around 6 p.m. a female officer was called to the 1600 block of Fresno Street to a domestic dispute between a man and a woman.
Police said that witnesses and the officer reported that at some point during the encounter, the man became upset with the woman and started attacking both the woman and officer. Chief Childress also said that the man pulled out a weapon.
Chief Childress said that the officer felt threatened and shot the man.
Valdosta police have turned the investigation over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The officer has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
