Cherokee County Shooting: Suspect Fatally Shot During Rape Arrest Attempt by Law Enforcement

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A man who was the target of a rape arrest was fatally shot by law enforcement in Cherokee County on Friday evening. Deputies from Cherokee County, assisting Floyd County deputies, encountered the suspect outside his home on Ficklen Church Way, where negotiations failed and the Cherokee SWAT team was called in. The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was shot shortly after midnight, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an independent investigation into the incident.