Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Coweta County; GBI agents en route to scene
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An officer involved shooting has occurred in Coweta County, Georgia Wednesday night.
Nelly Miles, who is Director of the Office of Public and Government Affairs with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, says the agency is responding to an officer involved shooting
Coweta County Sheriff’s Office says on November 22nd, 2023, around 9:30pm, they were dispatched to a residence on Halo Trace in reference to Dustin Phillips, who is the subject in a murder, being on scene.
Deputies made contact with Dustin Phillips, at which point Phillips fired at Deputies. Deputies returned fire and struck Phillips. Phillips was pronounced deceased on the scene.
No Deputies were injured during this incident.
More details are expected tomorrow. This remains a developing story. For more coverage on this shooting, go to Newnan Coweta Scanner Traffic on Facebook for more information.
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