COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two deputies with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office were killed Thursday evening after being shot, Sheriff Craig D. Owens said.
Owens said the deputies were serving a warrant on Thursday night when they were ambushed.
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“What I can tell you in this moment is this — in plain terms it is simple, my two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Owens said. “The two suspects we believe are the perpetrators of this crime are currently in custody and are being held at the Cobb County Police Department for questioning.”
The name of the deputies killed and the suspects have not been released.
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Owens said the warrant was for failure to appear by theft of deception.
Deputies were ambushed after they got out of their cars and began talking to the suspects. One suspect opened fire from a car and a second suspect also opened fire from house.
The two deputies, Owens said, had been with the sheriff’s office for more than five years.
Two @CobbSheriff deputies died tonight in the line of duty while serving a warrant. SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene. The suspect is barricaded.
We will release additional information, including the names of the fallen deputies, as it becomes available.
— Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (@CobbSheriff) September 9, 2022
Channel 2 Action News crews on the scene watched as multiple jurisdictions responded to the house where the deputies were ambushed. Channel 2 crews were also outside Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital where the deputies were taken.
Hours after the SWAT teams responded, the suspects were taken into custody around 12:15 a.m.
Owens said he doesn’t have the words at the moment to express the emotions, but asked for prayers for his deputies.
“Two wives have lost their amazing husbands,” Owens said. “Pray for us because we need it. Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County.”
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