Police Shooting Kills Armed Man During Cartersville Standoff: GBI

CARTERSVILLE, GA — A 39-year-old Cartersville man was killed in a police standoff and shooting around 4:45 p.m. Monday at a home on GA-20 Spur, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities with the State Fire Marshals’ Office and the Bartow County Sheriff's Office had arrived at the home to execute a search warrant related to a death investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

When they arrived, the GBI said Dylan Burl Rice refused to exit the home. Authorities deployed flashbangs into the home, and Rice then exited through the backdoor with an apparent shotgun or rifle, the GBI said.

Deputies tried using less-lethal foam and pepper rounds on Rice, the GBI said, but they added Rice then pointed the gun toward deputies.

They then fatally shot Rice and later determined the gun that he was holding was a pellet air rifle, the GBI said.

The GBI’s Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy on Rice, they said.

Once the GBI's investigation is completed, the case file will be given to the Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.