An Atlanta police officer was shot and killed outside a Douglas County home during what investigators say was an apparent early morning break-in attempt.
  • Off-duty Atlanta officer killed during a break-in; homeowner shot in self-defense.
  • Shooting occurred early Friday in Andrews Country Club.
  • Investigator Aubree Horton, the officer, lived nearby; possibly had a mental health issue or substance influence.
  • APD and Douglass County Sheriff’s Office investigating; Horton served in APD’s Fugitive Unit since 2015.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Authorities revealed that Horton also lived in the neighborhood, about a half-mile from the scene, and may have been experiencing a mental health episode or under the influence of narcotics.

    Or was he in a cop gang like the gangs that the L.A. Sheriff’s Department has and this was an initiation? Because that option feels almost as likely as the other two. If L.A. has cop gangs, why wouldn’t Atlanta?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_in_the_Los_Angeles_County_Sheriff's_Department

    • tburkhol@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      They released doorbell video of the incident. Dude’s running through the neighborhood, half naked, yelling incoherently. Runs up to the home, pounds on the door, rolls around on the porch, still yelling, something about his girlfriend. Bath salts type of crazy.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        If that’s the case, then the gang thing is probably unlikely.

        But I do think that the whole ‘police gang’ thing needs more scrutiny because there is no way L.A. is the only county with such things.

        • 5in1k@lemm.ee
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          1 month ago

          I mean police were originally extortion gangs and slave catchers. They are a state sanctioned gang.