The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the suspect who was shot and killed and the woman found inside the home during a welfare check.
Andre Alvear, 26, was shot and killed by Cherokee County deputies on Saturday night after allegedly attacking a deputy with a knife, the sheriff’s office said.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation states deputies responded to a welfare check at a home on Whisperwood Trail in Acworth. When they arrived, Alvear reportedly lunged at a deputy with a knife, injuring him in the face, prompting deputies to open fire…