U-Haul Driver Killed During Police Shooting, Traffic Stop ID'ed: GBI

Updated 3:36 p.m.

SMYRNA, GA — Authorities have identified the man killed after the traffic stop of a stolen U-Haul led to a police shooting Friday in Smyrna.

Smyrna Police said officers responded to the scene around 6 a.m. at Concord Road and McClinden Avenue and conducted a traffic stop on the U-Haul.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the vehicle's driver as 46-year-old Marietta resident Darrick Desawn Rooks.

Officers gave Rooks several commands during the stop, the GBI said. A gunshot was fired from the U-Haul, and officers shot back, the GBI said.

When officers approached the cab of the U-Haul, the GBI said Rooks was found dead with a gunshot wound. The GBI did not say which shot killed Rooks.

Officers still had the U-Haul blocked off around 11:30 a.m., when a Patch editor arrived at the scene.

Rooks’ body will be taken to the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office for review.