WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — The GBI is investigating after an officer shot and killed a Wrightsville man who was a suspect in homicides in two different counties.
They say William Parrott, 35, was shot and killed by an officer in Walton County.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office says Parrott was suspected of homicides in both Walton County and Wrightsville. But so far, authorities have not released any further details on either death.
Authorities said Parrott was shot and killed after causing a series of traffic accidents in Loganville -- east of Atlanta and about 120 miles from his hometown.
They say Parrott was at a Marathon gas station just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and used his truck to damage several other cars in the parking lot.
Parrott allegedly got out of his truck and began to hit a car with a hammer, got back in and drove to the EZ Stop convenience store on GA Highway 81.
They say he got out of his truck again with the hammer and confronted a person with a gun.
A Walton County deputy arrived and ordered the other person to put their gun down.
They did, according to the news release, but Parrott, still armed with the hammer, charged at the deputy.
The deputy fired one shot, hitting Parrott. He died at a nearby hospital.
His body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
No deputies were injured.
The GBI will investigate and turn their findings over to the Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in Covington for review.
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