GBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Calhoun, GA

CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) – A Calhoun police officer shot a suspect overnight during a burglary call.

The GBI reports the suspect who was shot, has died.

None of the officers were injured.

Their preliminary information found that city police officers responded to a burglary in progress call on Adair Street around 3:45 AM.

The GBI says the officers found 37 year old Jose Brito Lopez inside the home with a knife.

The officers say they told him to drop the knife, but he came at them.

One of them used a taser, but it was ineffective.

One of the other officers then shot him.

The GBI will investigate the case.