Carroll deputies shoot, kill man after standoff

CARROLLTON - A 20-year-old Carroll County man was shot to death by deputies following a standoff at his home on Wednesday, authorities said. <br> <br> The man was identified by the coroner&#39;s office as Victor D. Thompson Jr. <br> <br> Chief Deputy Sheriff Brad Robinson said 911 dispatchers received a call from a man who said someone was at his residence threatening him with a rifle. <br> <br> Deputies discovered that Thompson, who called 911 himself, was alone and threatened officers not to come closer, Robinson said. <br> <br> ``Officers attempted to talk the suspect out of the residence and were there about an hour and a half before the suspect came out of the house with a rifle and fired at least once,&#39;&#39; Robinson said. ``At which time sheriff&#39;s deputies shot and killed the suspect.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Robinson said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating.

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