The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed it is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Paulding County.

HIRAM, Ga. — A suspect is dead following an officer-involved shooting at a Paulding County apartment complex, according to the sheriff's office. It happened at the Columns at Hiram Apartments on Bill Carruth Parkway in Hiram. Officials confirmed the scene is secure, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

A woman was fatally shot by Hiram police after allegedly stabbing a man to death at the Columns Apartment Complex in Paulding County. Police attempted to use a Taser on the woman, but when it failed to stop her as she allegedly approached them with a knife, they opened fire. The male victim died at the scene from his injuries.

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrests of five men in connection to the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy. Zander Whatley of Douglasville was shot and killed the night of April 29, 2024, in his home when someone opened fire on the house on Ruth Way.