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Atlanta police shoot, kill murder suspect during attempt to serve warrant

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  April 29, 2022 8:39pm EDT
South Fulton
FOX 5 Atlanta

Man shot and killed by police in South Fulton, GBI investigates

Atlanta police said 22-year-old Chase McDermott was wanted in connection to a gang-related murder in March 2022. McDermott’s father, Harold McDermott, insists his son was not a gang member.

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - Atlanta police fatally shot a man within the South Fulton city limits on Friday afternoon during an attempt to execute an arrest warrant for murder, authorities confirmed.

Atlanta police said the shooting involving one of the department's police officers happened Friday around 12:30 p.m. at a home on the 7100 block of Hania Drive.

Police said officers were met the suspect who was armed with a handgun. During the incident, shots were fired by the Atlanta Police Department's Fugitive Unit.

The suspect was struck and killed, police said.

Investigators have not said what led up to the shooting.

No word a what murder the suspect was connected to.

As with all officer-involved shootings in Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to respond and conduct its own independent investigation. 

This is the second officer-involved shooting involving the Atlanta Police Department in April. On April 16, officers fatally shot a man who was allegedly attacking a gas station clerk on Cascade Road.