16-year-old shot, killed by police near Krispy Kreme parking lot

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the person killed by police in Henry County as a 16-year-old.

Henry County officers saw two teenagers in the parking lot of the Krispy Kreme on Hwy. 138 W. just after 6:30 p.m.

Officers told a 17-year-old to take his hands out of his pockets. When he did, he passed a gun over to a 16-year-old who ran off.

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An officer chased him and ordered him to drop the gun, but the teen did not.

That’s when the GBI says the officer shot him. The teen, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead.

Channel 2 Action News was in the area on Tuesday night as police had a portion of the road shut down for hours.

The GBI is still investigating.

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