Man shot by Coweta County deputy during domestic violence call identified
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A man was taken to the hospital after officials say he was shot by deputies during a confrontation in Coweta County overnight.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the home on Hawthorne Drive shortly before midnight after reports of a family dispute.
When the deputies arrived at the home, officials say a man barricaded himself inside a bedroom and threatened to shoot the responding officers.
As deputies opened the bedroom door, the man reportedly rushed toward the deputies with an object, attempting to stab one of them.
As the deputies were moving away, one of them fired his gun, hitting the man, who has been identified as 42-year-old Ronald West of Newnan.
Medics took the man to an Atlanta-area hospital for treatment. His exact condition is unknown.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office has called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to do an independent investigation into the shooting.
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the GBI.