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Man shot, wounded in standoff with police in Fannin County

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 2:48PM on Friday 30th August 2019 ( 5 years ago )

A man was shot and wounded by an officer with the McCaysville Police Department just after 12 a.m. Friday, according to a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 

The GBI's Natalie Ammons said local officer were called to an apartment on Darry Street because an armed man had entered a woman's residence. 

"Upon arrival, officers learned that James Larry Parris, Jr., age 50, forcibly entered the residence of his ex-wife, Carrie Parris," Ammons said. "James Parris held Carrie Parris, her friend Larry Timothy Long, and a 14-year-old juvenile hostage."

Ammons said James Parris fired a shot inside the apartment during the incident.

"McCaysville police officers made contact with James Parris and attempted to negotiate his surrender," Ammons said. "During the stand-off, James Parris pointed a shotgun at the officers and was subsequently shot."

Ammons said the suspect was taken to Kennestone Hospital; he was last reported in stable condition. where he remains in stable condition. 
 
Ammons said no officers were injured.

The incident is the 54th officer-involved shooting in Georgia in 2019. 

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