Marietta, Georgia
December 25, 2011
Agencies: Cobb County Police Department Georgia
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 3 years ago
Using a knife and a handgun, Jameela Cecila Barnette, 53, assaulted an officer from the department’s Precinct 3 who had knocked on her apartment door after responding to an alarm, Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said. Despite receiving injuries to his arm, Pierce said the officer, who is not being identified at this time, fired his service weapon to stop the assault.