DULUTH — What started as a domestic incident between a mother and son ended with police shooting and killing the 28-year-old man at a home in Duluth.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at 7:33 p.m. on Friday, 28-year-old Jonathan Daniel Laubscher’s mother called 911 from her home an Oak Hampton Way in Duluth and said Laubscher was armed with a knife and threatening her.
Officers responded to the home and found Laubscher holding a knife and said he was moving towards them.
According to the GBI, Officers gave numerous verbal commands for Laubscher to drop the knife, but Laubscher did not comply. Officers tased Laubscher and say he still did not drop the knife.
At one point, police say Laubscher was still holding the knife and lunged at one of the officers. The officer being lunged at shot Laubscher.
Laubscher was transported to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No officers were injured during the incident.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once complete, the case file will be turned over to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s office for review.
This is the 44th officer involved shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate in 2022.
- Teen Arrested After Loaded Gun and Alcohol Found in Car at North Forsyth High School
- Officer Shot and Suspect Killed in Roswell SWAT Standoff
- Weekend Cold Snap Could Bring Snow Next Week
- Fulton County School Officials Formally Recommend Closing 2 Schools
- Supreme Court Says TikTok Ban is Legal: What It Means For You
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
