GBI: Georgia man shot and killed after allegedly hitting an officer with a shovel

CARROLL COUNTY — A man is dead in Carrolll county after allegedly striking a Sheriff’s department investigator with a shovel.

The incident started as a domestic dispute that occurred around 5 p.m. Saturday at a home in Carroll County.

According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that 26-year-old Marc Denver Thompson allegedly threatened his mother and brother with a gun. As a result, arrest warrants were obtained for Thompson charging him with two counts of aggravated assault.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team responded to execute the arrest warrants on Thompson, but he had already left the residence. 

Just after 10 p.m., a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office investigator went to the Circle K convenience store located at 1871 North Highway 27 in Carrollton.

According to the GBI, the investigator saw Thompson inside of the Circle K threatening the store clerk with a shovel. The investigator called for backup and entered the store to confront Thompson. Thompson then allegedly hit the investigator in the head with the shovel. The investigator then fired multiple rounds from his duty weapon, striking and killing Thompson inside of the store.

The investigator was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The GBI will continue its independent investigation of the officer involved shooting. Upon completion of the investigation, it will be turned over the Carroll County District Attorney’s Office for review.