Overview
- A routine traffic stop escalated when deputies say the driver ran back to his SUV, deputies deployed a Taser that failed, the driver reached under the seat for a gun and fired at officers, and deputies returned fire.
- State investigators identified the driver as 64-year-old Dubraye McDaniel of Atlanta and say he was struck multiple times and died at the scene while no deputies were injured.
- The GBI took over the active investigation under state protocol for incidents where law enforcement fires a weapon and will review evidence and deputies' actions.
- The exchange closed southbound lanes of I-85 for several hours, causing heavy backups and forcing drivers to use local exits to bypass the scene.
- Officials have not released the initial traffic violation, the type of firearm involved, or a motive, so the GBI findings will be the primary source for further factual updates.