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Kingsland officer who shot, killed Georgia man identified

Kingsland Police released raw audio of radio correspondence between officers during the traffic stop and ensuing chase and altercation which ended in police shooting and killing 33-year-old Tony Green.

The Kingsland Police Department has identified officer Zechariah Presley as the officer who shot and killed 33-year-old Anthony Green.

Police are reviewing body cam footage of the incident.

Earlier today, Kingsland Police released raw audio of radio correspondence between officers during the traffic stop and ensuing chase and altercation which ended in police shooting and killing 33-year-old Tony Green.

The accompanying CAD report:

CAD document to accompany raw Kingsland Police Department audio by Destiny Johnson on Scribd

Previous story:

A man was shot and killed by a Kingsland Police Officer after an altercation Wednesday night.

Family of 33-year-old Kingsland, Georgia resident Tony Green say he was shot by police near the Pineland Bank on E. King Avenue.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation around 10:42 p.m. a Kingsland Police Officer was following a vehicle at the intersection of Lily Street and North East Street. The passenger and Green fled from the car.

The officer ran after Green, the driver, and after making contact and getting into an altercation with him, the officer shot several sounds, shooting and killing Green.

The passenger has not been identified or located.

'Justice will be served': Community reacts to man shot, killed by officer in Kingsland

There were no officers injured in the incident.

The GBI also announced that they have body camera video from the incident and that they are reviewing it.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released info in police-involved Kingsland shooting by Destiny Johnson on Scribd

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