Georgia Deputy Killed in Shooting During Domestic Dispute Call by Suspect Who Took His Own Life

Georgia Deputy Killed in Shooting During Domestic Dispute Call by Suspect Who Took His Own Life
Deputy Brandon Cunningham. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office via AP
The Associated Press
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HIRAM, Ga.—A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a reported domestic dispute in what police said was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took his own life.

Two deputies responded to a call shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday and immediately were fired upon from a home in a subdivision in Hiram, Georgia, Major Ashley Henson of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said during a briefing.