A Georgia deputy was killed Saturday night in what officials are saying appeared to be an “ambush” as he was responding to a domestic dispute call.Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, succumbed to injuries at a hospital Saturday following the incident in Hiram, Georgia, Sheriff Gary Gulledge told reporters, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.”He was a great deputy, a good young man,” the sheriff said.Cunningham leaves behind two children.GEORGIA ANGLER CHARGED AFTER GAME WARDEN DISCOVERS HIDDEN FISH Brandon Cunningham, 30, succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Saturday following the incident in Hiram, Georgia. (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office)Two deputies responded shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Saturday to a home along Foggy Creek Lane, where they were immediately met with gunfire as they opened their patrol car doors, the sheriff’s office said. Additional deputies arrived at the scene a short time later and were also met with gunfire coming from the home.Cunningham was shot during the incident and was rushed to a local hospital, where he ultimately died.”It appears our deputies were ambushed,” Paulding County Sheriff’s Major Ashley Henson told reporters.FOUR GEORGIA MEN ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF COOKING OIL IN BULK: POLICE Cunningham leaves behind two children. (iStock)CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPInvestigators learned a woman had left the home and returned before being found with a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. She was transported to a hospital in critical but stable condition.A SWAT team later entered the home and found the gunman dead from an apparent gunshot wound.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate the incident.
Georgia deputy killed in ‘ambush’ attack after responding to domestic dispute call
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