Atlanta, Georgia
August 19, 2018
Agencies: Atlanta Police Department Georgia | Georgia Bureau of Investigation GBI
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Citing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, news outlets report 33-year-old Jeremiah Perdue died Sunday. A GBI release says Atlanta Police Department officers responded around 4 a.m. to a report of a man pointing a gun at a family member.
It says responding officers attempted to stop the man, who was then seen with the gun and shot. Atlanta police Capt. David Villaroel says as many as four officers fired at Perdue. The GBI release says a gun found near Perdue’s body appeared to have been fired.