US EditionGeorgia man shot dead by police after he shot and killed his stepchildren
Eric Grigsby fatally shot his two teenage stepsons before deputies killed him after he threatened children and law enforcement, authorities said.
- On Monday night, Eric Grigsby, 50, shot his two stepsons and was then killed by Harris County deputies at a west Georgia home in Midland, authorities said.
- Called to Christophers Way, Midland, Harris County deputies responded to ongoing domestic threats after Kelly Grigsby fled with her 5-year-old, reporting Eric Grigsby threatened to kill her children.
- Responding deputies say at about 6:50 p.m., Eric Grigsby walked out with two handguns, ignored orders, fired at deputies, and was shot down after deputies found the two minors, ages 16 and 14, inside.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it is handling the officer-involved shooting, and Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley called it a tragic family violence shooting with deputies following their training.
- Investigators have not yet explained what led to the killings, and the minors’ bodies were taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsies.
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50-year-old Eric Grigsby opened fire on his stepchildren and tried to confront the agents with two weapons in the middle of the road
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Georgia man shot dead by police after he shot and killed his stepchildren
A Georgia man has been shot and killed by police after he shot at them and killed his stepchildren. Kelly Grigsby told deputies she fled to a neighbor's house with her five-year-old child after her husband, Eric Grigsby, threatened her children.
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