GBI investigates officer-involved shooting of armed GA man

CHAMBLEE — The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving a Georgia gunman wanted on numerous warrants.

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At the request of Chamblee Police, GBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Chamblee, Georgia. A man was shot. No officers were injured in this incident.

Preliminary information indicates that shortly before 5:00 p.m. on October 22, 2024, Lawrenceville Police Department investigators discovered information leading to the whereabouts of a man identified as Terrell Laron Hoggro, 59, of Lawrenceville, Georgia wanted on numerous arrest warrants for offenses related to armed robberies. The information led investigators to a Quality Inn Motel on Northeast Expressway in Chamblee.

As investigators conducted surveillance and coordinated additional resources to arrest Hoggro, he emerged from a motel room. Investigators immediately tried to arrest Hoggro outside the motel room. Hoggro pulled a pistol from his waistband and raised it as the officers approached. A Lawrenceville Police Department officer shot and struck Hoggro. Officers rendered aid to Hoggro until an ambulance arrived. Hoggro was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Hoggro’s body will be taken to the Dekalb County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.

The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once the file is complete, it will be forwarded to the Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office for review.