The Brief
- A Jasper police officer shot a man on Sunday who allegedly threw a knife at them.
- Before the shooting, the suspect allegedly had been trying to set cars on fire in the Waffle House parking lot.
- The GBI is investigating.
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – State law enforcement is investigating after a Jasper police officer shot a man who allegedly threw a knife following a chaotic scene at a Waffle House on Sunday afternoon, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
What we know:
Deputies responded to the restaurant at Highway 515 and Highway 53 around 1:20 p.m. to assist Jasper police with a man who was allegedly damaging vehicles and trying to set them on fire.…