Acworth officer shoots man armed with knives during burglary call, police say
ACWORTH, Ga - An armed man suspected of breaking into an Acworth home was shot by officers on Wednesday evening.
It happened around 6:50 p.m. at a home in the 2700 block of Lake Park Ridge West. Acworth police said officers were responding to a burglary call at the home when they confronted a man armed with two knives.
Police said the man, identified as 35-year-old Gabriel Scott Rau, ignored officers telling him to stop and charged at them with the knives still in his hands. The of the officers fired at Rau and hit him.
Medics rushed Rau to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital where he died from his injuries.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to handle the investigation.
This is the 23rd officer-invovled shooting the GBI has been asked to request so far this year.
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