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Attorneys call for whole bodycam from deadly shooting as Georgia deputies served warrant
Latoya James was shot and killed as deputies served search warrant at home in Woodbine
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WOODBINE, Ga. – Attorneys representing the family of Latoya James, the woman who was shot and killed while Camden County deputies served a drug-related search warrant at a home in Woodbine, demanded Wednesday that investigators release the entire bodycam footage from the incident.
James, 37, was shot and killed at the home, which belongs to her cousin, 46-year-old Varshaun Brown, who was wounded as shots were fired.
James’ mother, Betty Jean Murphy-James, fought back tears as she spoke about her daughter at the news conference. She said she wants answers.
By Islander Staff
May 6, 2021
One person was killed and another wounded by Camden County Sheriff deputies executing a drug-related search warrant Tuesday morning.
The warrant was served at a home on the 12000 block of U.S. 17 south of Woodbine at 4:51 a.m. Law enforcement officials knocked on the door and announced themselves before making entry into the home, according to a preliminary investigation report released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
After deputies entered the home, there was an exchange of gunfire that took the life of 37-year-old Latoya Denise James, who died at the scene. Another occupant, 46-year-old Varshawn Lamont Brown, was wounded during the incident and hospitalized in Jacksonville, Florida. His condition has not been announced.
By Islander Staff
May 6, 2021
One person was killed and another wounded by Camden County Sheriff deputies executing a drug-related search warrant Tuesday morning.
The warrant was served at a home on the 12000 block of U.S. 17 south of Woodbine at 4:51 a.m. Law enforcement officials knocked on the door and announced themselves before making entry into the home, according to a preliminary investigation report released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
After deputies entered the home, there was an exchange of gunfire that took the life of 37-year-old Latoya Denise James, who died at the scene. Another occupant, 46-year-old Varshawn Lamont Brown, was wounded during the incident and hospitalized in Jacksonville, Florida. His condition has not been announced.
Woman killed, man hurt during shootout with Georgia officers
May 4, 2021
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WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) A woman was killed and a man was injured during a shootout with deputies executing a drug-related search warrant in South Georgia, according to the state bureau of investigation.
The Camden County Sheriff’s Office was attempting to search a Woodbine home at around 5 a.m. Tuesday when gunfire broke out, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
The agency said officers knocked and announced themselves before entering the home, where they encountered Varshawn Lamont Brown, 46, and Latoya Denise James, 37. The two exchanged gunfire with the officers, officials said.