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Man dead, officer wounded in shooting outside a state prison
December 28, 2020 GMT
DAVISBORO, Ga. (AP) A Georgia corrections officer was shot and a man was killed after officers got into a shooting with men suspected of trying to smuggle contraband onto the grounds of a state prison, authorities say.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in news release that the shooting happened Sunday on the perimeter of Washington State Prison near Davisboro, about 120 miles (195 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta.
The state agency said K-9 officers with the Georgia Department of Corrections were responding to a suspected contraband drop. The officers got into a shooting with 26-year-old Marquavious Rashod Parks of Athens, the GBI said in a news release. Parks was found dead in a nearby pond.
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DAVISBORO, Ga. A Georgia corrections officer was shot and another man killed during an incident at a state prison early Monday morning.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said one person reportedly involved in the shooting at Washington State Prison in Davisboro is in custody.
According to authorities, two Georgia Department of Corrections K9 officers were investigating a breach in the perimeter at the jail around 12:20 a.m. Monday when they engaged two individuals on the grounds during what was described as a “contraband drop,” Fox News reported.
Update: one man is in custody. Police are no longer actively looking for any subjects related to this incident. https://t.co/nTmTPEaNTP
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A Georgia corrections officer was shot and another man killed during an incident at a state prison early Monday morning.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said one person allegedly involved in the shooting at Washington State Prison in Davisboro is in custody.
According to authorities, two Georgia Department of Corrections K9 officers were investigating a breach in the perimeter at the jail around 12:20 a.m. Monday when they engaged two individuals on the grounds during what was described as a contraband drop.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shootout outside a prison in East Georgia that left an officer wounded and led to the death of one of the suspects involved.
The Washington County Sheriff s Office and the Georgia Department of Corrections requested the assistance of the GBI on Monday following Sunday night s shootout on the perimeter of the Washington State Prison in Davisboro. Preliminary information indicates that on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at approximately 10:39 p.m., two men were in Washington County for a contraband drop at the Washington State Prison in Davisboro, GA, read a press release from the GBI.