LaGrange homeowner shoots man in self defense after man breaks into home and starts shooting
LaGrange police are investigating a home invasion turned shooting which occurred last night.
Officers with the police department responded to the area of Mitchell Avenue and North Greenwood Street in reference to a person shot, on January 5, 2023, at approximately 11:55 P.M. As officers were responding to that location, Troup E-911 dispatched officers to 144 Lafayette Court in reference to a Home Invasion where gunshots had been fired into the residence.
When officers arrived on Mitchell Avenue they located Bryan Fanning suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers treated Fanning on scene who was eventually transported to an out of town hospital for his injuries.
When officers arrived at 144 Lafayette Court they met with the complainants at this location, where it was learned Fanning had committed a Home Invasion, Aggravated Assault, and attempted Murder against the occupants of this residence after he forced his way into the residence using force to break and enter a window.
“During the subsequent investigation it was determined once Fanning forced his way into this residence he began shooting at Victim 1 in an attempt to kill him,” police said. “This act also placed Victim 2 (the mother of his child) in a position where she was in the direct line of fire as Fanning was shooting into the house.”
“Fanning’s actions also placed a minor child in harms way as the bullets he fired were in the direction of where the child was at this time,” police added in the press release.
During Fanning’s felonious assault by, Victim 1 returned fire towards Fanning striking Fanning multiple times in self-defense of himself, Victim 2 and the minor child present in the residence. Once Fanning was shot, he retreated and fled the scene, eventually coming to a stop on Mitchell Avenue where he was located by officers and transported to the hospital.
Fanning was treated and released from the hospital where he was immediately arrested for Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault FVA (x2) and Home Invasion in the 1st Degree. He was transported to the Troup County Jail where he was booked and held on these charges.
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