GBI identifies man killed in shooting involving Snellville police officers

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - A man is dead after being pulled over around 4 a.m. March 23 by the Snellville Police Department on US 78 (West Main Street) at Fountain Drive near Piedmont Eastside Medical Center.

The GBI reported that the driver, who had been stopped for driving without headlights, rolled down his window slightly and repeatedly told the officer he wanted to call his mom. The officer was able to obtain the driver's identification.

The GBI said the officer asked the driver to get out of his car and threatened to arrest him for obstruction if he did not comply.

According to Snellville police, the officer then told the driver that he was under arrest.

The GBI stated when the officer opened the driver's front door, he saw the driver was holding a gun. The officer told him to drop it, according to the GBI.

The driver ultimately fired his weapon and the officers returned fire, according to the police department.

The driver suffered a gunshot to his head and was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesperson for the police department told FOX 5 they don't know at this time if the man died from a bullet from his own gun or one from an officer's gun.

The man has since been identified as 36-year-old Rashawn Johnson of Tucker.

No officers were injured during the encounter.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate the shooting, which is standard procedure. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office is expected to perform the autopsy on Johnson.

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There were 3 shootings overnight involving metro Atlanta police officers or deputies. A high-speed chase that started in Alabama ended in Haralson County in a shootout and a man with a gun was shot by police officers in Roswell.