Driver killed in shootout with Coweta County deputies on I-…

Shooting Grantville Georgia in Grantville, Georgia: A driver was killed in a shootout with Coweta County deputies on Interstate 85 South near mile marker 34 in the Grantville area on Monday afternoon. Deputies pulled the man over for a traffic violation around 1:20 p.m., and during a roadside interview he ran back to his vehicle, retrieved a gun, and fired multiple shots at deputies, who returned fire. EMS pronounced the suspect dead at the scene; no deputies were injured. The sheriff's office requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent review, and southbound lanes were closed for hours near the Coweta/Troup county line.