A 63-year-old man from Monroe was shot and killed by police Thursday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Nelly Miles, GBI spokeswoman, said two officers responded to a home on East Marable Street around 9 a.m. when they received a report of a man with a gun.
When the officers arrived, the encountered Mahlon Edward Summerour, who appeared to be wearing a shower curtain over his clothing. He also was branding a weapon, according to a GBI press statement.
Miles said Summerour pointed his weapon at one of the officers; the officer then shot the man in the chest.
Summerour was taken to the hospital and later died.
Miles said investigators later determined Summerour had been carrying a replica Thompson submachine gun.
In addition to the incident in Monroe, the GBI investigated officer-involved shootings Thursday in Bartow County in northwest Georgia and in Terrell County in southwest Georgia.
