Overview
- Smyrna police said a stolen U-Haul was stopped around 6 a.m. on McLinden Avenue, a shot was fired from inside, officers returned fire, and the driver was found dead.
- A forensic examination by the Cobb County Medical Examiner determined the fatal wound was self-inflicted.
- The driver was identified as 46-year-old Darrick Desawn Rooks of Marietta, and no officers were injured.
- Authorities have not confirmed whether a firearm was recovered, the number of shots fired, who fired first, or the existence of dash or body camera footage.
- A U-Haul contractor said the truck was reported stolen on Oct. 23 after going overdue on Oct. 8, while the driver's fiancée said they had been living in the vehicle and questioned the idea that he would have shot at officers.