Off-duty Rockdale County officer shoots gunman at apartment complex, officials say

CONYERS, Ga. - A suspect allegedly firing his weapon at a Conyers apartment complex was shot and killed by an off-duty officer who lives in the area Saturday afternoon.

Newton County deputies said they responded to the shooting at around 2:14 p.m. on Salem Glen Way.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said multiple witnesses saw 20-year-old Ivan Felton of Covington shooting at a Salem Glen Apartments resident. An off-duty Rockdale County deputy said he watched Felton run after the resident. That's when the deputy said he confronted him and shot him.

Felton was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.

Resident Ahmad McMorris said he came back from work Saturday to find a crime scene all around his home.

"Basically, I got home, spoke to some of the neighbors. They were saying that they had bullet holes through their windows and stuff like that," McMorris said.

McMorris also confirmed the off-duty deputy is his neighbor. 

"He's a pretty cool guy. Every once in a while, he'll be walking his dog around, and I speak with him from time to time," he said. 

McMorris said his other neighbors told him bullets seemed to be flying at random and came into their home. 

"The windows were pretty bad. The lady I just spoke to, they just moved in not too long ago, said it was actually pretty bad. They were sitting on the couch and it was with the kids and stuff. And there's little fragments of stuff like that on the couch," McMorris said

One woman who spoke to FOX 5 Atlanta off-camera said she was in her car when she heard the flurry of shots ring out. 

She said she got out of her car and dropped to the ground. 

McMorris said his frightened neighbors actually called on the off-duty deputy for help.

He said he had no idea why someone would come around and shoot up his complex. 

"I think the craziest thing about it is the fact that, like I said, there's only old people and kids here. So, who was he looking for?" McMorris said.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into this officer-involved shooting. The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has been made aware of the incident, according to Newton County officials.