A Georgia man was shot and killed by police on Sunday after he was seen brandishing a firearm near a gas station in Athens, authorities said.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Athens-Clarke County police responded to the intersection of Lexington Road and Gaines School Road around 1:20 a.m. Sunday for a report of a man brandishing a “machine gun.”
When officers arrived, they saw the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Marquavious Sims, inside a Verizon store before crossing the street into the parking lot of a QuickTrip gas station.
Sims was pursued by officers and ordered to drop the weapon. At some point during the brief chase, however, Sims fired the weapon at the pursuing officers. Two officers returned fire, hitting the suspect multiple times.
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A Georgia man was shot and killed by police on Sunday after he was seen brandishing a firearm. (Georgian Investigation Bureau)
The suspect was given medical treatment by officers on scene until paramedics arrived.
Sims was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No officers were injured in the incident.
Athens-Clarke County Police have asked the GBI to investigate the officer-involved shooting.
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Athens-Clarke County Police have asked the GBI to investigate the officer-involved shooting. (Georgian Investigation Bureau)
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The two officers involved in Sunday’s shooting have been placed on leave pending the completion of the GBI’s investigation into the incident.
Sims’ body is taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur, Georgia for an autopsy.
Once the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Clarke County District Attorney’s Office for review.
