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A domestic violence suspect was critically wounded Tuesday in a police-involved shooting in Millen.
The U.S. Marshal Service requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation look into the incident where a suspect sought on warrants survived a single gunshot wound.
U.S. Marshals Service agents and Millen Police officers were in the area of Herndon and Williams streets in Millen around 3:44 p.m. Tuesday, searching for Larry Jackson, 29, “who had active warrants for events that took place on the previous date during a domestic dispute,” said Statesboro Region 5 GBI Special Agent-in-Charge John Durden. ”Officers located Jackson near Herndon Street after a foot chase . During the confrontation, one of the Deputy U.S. Marshals fired his weapon, striking Jackson.�