Fayetteville officer shoots armed man after domestic dispute; GBI investigating

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Fayetteville Police Department with a shooting involving one of their officers.

The shooting was reported around 4 p.m. in the area of Beauregard Boulevard and Paces Drive.

According to Fayetteville police, a driver called in to report a domestic dispute occurring in the back seat of their vehicle which involved another man and a woman. The caller reported that the man, who the GBI has identified as 20-year-old Tavares Sanchez Richardson, left the area on foot and was wearing a gray jumpsuit and had a firearm. Officers say they encountered Richardson and during the course of the interaction, a Fayetteville officer fired their weapon, striking him.

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 Richardson was taken to an Atlanta area hospital for treatment and his condition remains unknown at this time.

FOX 5 spoke with a neighbor who says he was at home when it happened.

"I was standing right here in my driveway. I didn’t really see anything happen, I just heard it, but it was very loud though," said Trevor Barksdale. "As soon as I saw the cop cars down the street, I started walking down the street to see what was going on, and it was probably an estimate of 20 of ‘em."

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The area around Beauregard Boulevard and Paces Drive was shut down as police worked the scene. Residents were being asked to stay away. 

Police say there is currently no further threat to the public relating to this incident.