The Brief
- A shoplifting suspect died Wednesday afternoon after being shot by a Cobb County police officer in a mall parking lot.
- Police allege the running suspect pulled a handgun, while a witness claims officers opened fire on the man during a light jog.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the alleged shoplifter shot and killed as Cortez Eatmon, 25, of Alabama.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – A shoplifting suspect is dead after an encounter with Cobb County police officers in the parking lot of the Town Center Mall in Kennesaw on Wednesday.
What we know:
Officers responded to the mall just before 2 p.m. after receiving reports of a shoplifting in progress. According to the Cobb County Police Department, the man suspected in the shoplifting took off running in the mall parking lot. …