STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- A Georgia police officer responded to the wrong house and shot the homeowner, authorities said Wednesday.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Henry County police asked the agency to investigate the shooting early Wednesday morning at home in Stockbridge, southeast of Atlanta.

CBS affiliate WGCL reported someone called 911 shortly before midnight Tuesday to report hearing a woman yelling for help and gunshots. The GBI said a preliminary review of the 911 call indicates the three officers who responded went to the wrong home.



The GBI said the officers were met by the homeowner, 63-year-old William Powell, who had a handgun. One of the officers shot Powell in the neck when he didn't obey officers' commands to drop the gun.

Powell was in critical condition at Atlanta Medical Center, WGCL reported.

Police did eventually find the correct house, according to the GBI.

"There was an argument there however they indicated that there was no screaming for help or shots fired," Scott Dutton of the GBI told WGCL

The officer who shot Powell was placed on administrative leave.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/authorities-police-respond-to-wrong-house-shoot-homeowner/

Keystone Cops!

Andy Griffith is rolling in his grave...

even Barney Five made a better Cop!

Truthfully, I don't really expect much of Georgia cops.

After all, Deliverance, was based in it's entirety,
on Georgia.


Coulda swore I heard banjos.

that is why everyone should be armed at
least in their own home ---- so they can
defend themselves from govt officials even
if they are making a mistake

that is what the 2nd amendment is all about
to stop the govt from riding rough shod
over the citizenry

ironic, because that's the reason he was shot... maybe, the police are saying he didn't put his gun down... but that really doesn't make any sense, because most people don't hold their gun around cops...

that is because people have not held up their responsibility
to keep their freedoms ------ freedom is not free ---- means everyone must do their part to stop tyranny at any time

to bad back in the opening of the west people did not stop the overbearing town marshalls that took away the guns of citizens
when they rode into town ---- a blatant violation of the second
amendment

i hope this guys family sues atlanta and gets millions