Overview
- Deputies were conducting a welfare check around 6:45 p.m. Saturday at a Whisperwood Trail residence near Acworth.
- Authorities say deputies encountered an armed man outside the home and fatally shot him.
- One deputy was injured and taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and has since been released.
- Deputies reported a strong odor of decay and found the man's mother deceased inside in advanced decomposition, with cause of death unknown pending a GBI Crime Lab autopsy.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will examine the deputy-involved shooting, while the sheriff's office is investigating the woman's death and has not released the names.