A sheriff’s deputy has died days after he was shot while serving a search warrant in west Georgia, authorities said.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office announced late Friday that Investigator Taylor Bristow died from his injuries from the shooting Tuesday.
Bristow was shot and critically wounded while serving a Georgia Bureau of Investigation warrant in a neighborhood in Carrollton, which is about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta.
“Tonight, we mourn the passing of Investigator Bristow, who has left this earth and gained his heavenly wings,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Bristow was assisting the GBI in executing a search warrant by its agents with the child exploitation and computer crimes unit.
The GBI said the suspect, Christopher Bly, ran into the home before firing a handgun, striking himself and Bristow.
The GBI said during its search that agents located and seized multiple electronic devices that contained child sexual abuse materials.
“Our hearts are heavy this morning as we join the Bristow family, the Carroll Co. Sheriff’s Office, and all Georgians in mourning the loss of Investigator Taylor Bristow,” Georgia Gov.
Authorities in west Georgia reported that a sheriff’s deputy shot while carrying out a search warrant has died a few days later.
Investigative Taylor Bristow passed away on Friday night, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office announced. Bristow was shot on Tuesday and suffered injuries. Serving a Georgia Bureau of Investigation warrant in a Carrollton neighborhood, roughly 50 miles southwest of Atlanta, Bristow was shot and seriously injured.
At eleven in the morning. me. ANF, an Atlanta CBS affiliate, reports that Bristow’s body will be taken in a procession from Grady Memorial Hospital to the crime lab of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an autopsy at local time.
In a statement on Facebook, the sheriff’s office said, “Tonight, we mourn the passing of Investigator Bristow, who has left this earth and gained his heavenly wings.”. “He committed his life to serving the people of Carroll County and did so with unwavering passion. “. .
By helping its agents with the child exploitation and computer crimes unit carry out a search warrant, Bristow was supporting the GBI. The GBI claimed that after running into the house, Christopher Bly, the suspect, shot himself and Bristow with a handgun. Bly, 40, was declared deceased on the spot.
According to the GBI, during the search, agents discovered and confiscated several electronic devices that were found to contain materials related to child sexual abuse.
“As we join the Bristow family and the Carroll County, our hearts are heavy this morning. Sheriff’s Office, as well as the people of Georgia, in their sorrow over the passing of Investigator Taylor Bristow,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp left a X post. “May God sustain them through this trying time, and may He keep our law enforcement personnel safe. “. .
