Armed man shot to death by South Fulton police officers during 911 call

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A 78-year-old man is dead after opening fire on South Fulton officers responding to a 911 call just off U.S. 29, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reports.

At around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, officers with the South Fulton Police Department responded to the 4400 block of Roosevelt Highway, responding to a report of a sexual assault in progress.

According to the GBI, the caller told police that 78-year-old Riverdale resident Fred Claud Perkins shot at her and hit her with his gun.

When officers got to the scene, they found Perkins near a shed on the property. Investigators say Perkins fired at the officers with a shotgun. He was struck by officers returning fire and ran into the shed, where he died from his injuries.

Law enforcement from multiple agencies were seen along U.S. 29 in South Fulton after officers responding to a 911 call were fired upon, prompting a SWAT standoff on Nov. 28, 2023. (FOX 5)

Law enforcement officers from College Park and Fairburn, as well as deputies from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.

The Georgia Department of Transportation showed heavy traffic along the highway between S. Cooks Road and Mallory Road while officers investigated the scene.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to handle the officer-involved shooting probe. This is the 94th such investigation this year that the agency has been asked to head.

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