ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed Monday by Athens-Clarke County police officers.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday in a news release that 23-year-old Aaron Hong was killed by officers at The River Club Apartments on Macon Highway.
The GBI said two officers responded to reports of a man causing a disturbance with a butcher knife at the apartment complex. The GBI said Hong appeared to be injured and confronted officers when they arrived and ignored commands to drop the knife.
The GBI said Hong charged an officer, who fired multiple times and hit Hong. When Hong got back up and tried to grab one of the officers' weapons, the second officer fired multiple times.
Hong died from his wounds. One officer suffered minor injuries.
The incident happened around 12:45 p.m.
AccessWDUN staff contributed to this report.
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