A Georgia sheriff was killed Saturday night in what officials say was an “ambush” while responding to a domestic dispute.
Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, died from his injuries at a hospital Saturday following an incident in Hiram, Georgia, Sheriff Gary Gurley told reporters, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
“He was a great deputy, a good young man,” the sheriff said.
Cunningham leaves behind two children.
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Brandon Cunningham, 30, was hospitalized Saturday after the incident in Hiram, Georgia, but died from his injuries. (Folding County Sheriff’s Office)
According to the sheriff’s office, just before 6:15 p.m. Saturday, two deputies responded to a home on Foggy Creek Lane and were met with gunfire as they opened their patrol car doors. Other deputies arrived on the scene shortly after and found gunfire inside the home.
Cunningham was shot during the incident and taken to a local hospital where he later died.
“It appears our deputies were ambushed,” Paulding County Sheriff’s Capt. Ashley Henson told reporters.
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Cunningham leaves behind two children. (iStock)
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According to Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators learned that a woman had left the home and returned before being found shot, the sheriff’s office said. She was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
A SWAT team later entered the home and found the shooter dead from a gunshot wound.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate this incident.
