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Man killed in police shooting during confrontation at Conyers gas station

By , and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  October 30, 2024 4:59pm EDT
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Man shot and killed by police in Conyers

A man is dead after investigators say he opened fired on police officers responding to a dispute call.

The Brief

    • Jesse Roach, a 40-year-old man from Carrollton, was shot and killed by police following a disturbance at a Conyers gas station.
    • Roach allegedly refused to cooperate with law enforcement and initiated gunfire when officers tried to arrest him.
    • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed that an attempt to use a stun gun on Roach was unsuccessful prior to the shooting.
    • After the shooting, Roach's vehicle crashed into the convenience store and he later died in the hospital.
    • This incident marks the 75th officer-involved shooting in Georgia that the GBI has been called to investigate this year.

CONYERS, Ga. - Authorities have identified the man whom police shot and killed during a confrontation at a Conyers gas station on Wednesday morning.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 40-year-old Jesse Roach of Carrollton was causing a disturbance inside a convenience store along Sigman Road, not far from Highway 138, around 7 a.m. and refused to leave.

When officers got to the scene, investigators say the man refused to cooperate with officers and take off in his truck. Investigators say that it was when officers attempted to take him into custody that he opened fire on them.

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During the encounter with the suspect, rounds were fired from our officers, the suspect was struck and he died," said Lt. Quantavis Garcia from the Conyers Police Department.

The GBI added that officers' attempt to use a stun gun on Roach prior to the deadly shooting had failed.

"Portions of the shooting, the suspect was behind the wheel," added Lt. Garcia.

The glass of the back window of the pickup truck was shattered in the shooting. The truck ended up crashing into the front of the store.

Medics rushed Roach to an area hospital, where he died.

The argument between the clerk and the suspect remains under investigation. It was not immediately clear what sparked the argument.

According to the GBI, the incident is the 75th officer-involved shooting case this year the agency has been asked to investigate.

The Source

  • FOX 5 spoke with officials from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Conyers Police Department for this report.