The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were serving a warrant Thursday night when they were shot. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Sheriff’s Office officials say the suspect is still barricaded inside the home. Cobb County SWAT and FAST teams are on scene. Two @CobbSheriff deputies died in the line of duty tonight while serving a warrant. SWAT and FAST teams are on the scene. The suspect is blocked. We will release additional information, including the names of the fallen MPs, as it becomes available. — Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (@CobbSheriff) September 9, 2022 Channel 2 Action News Crews are outside the neighborhood off Irwin Road and at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital working to find out more information. Crews at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital report seeing dozens of Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies and officers. Witnesses tell Channel 2 they heard several gunshots and the neighborhood is filled with police. The suspect has not been identified and it is unclear what charges he was wanted on. The MPs who were killed have not been identified. This is a developing story. Get the latest details online and on-air at WSB Tonight. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] IN OTHER NEWS: 14-year-old metro Atlanta soccer player left in wheelchair after practice accident ‘When the coach went to touch him, he couldn’t feel anything.’ ©2022 Cox Media Group
