Officer Kills 18-Year-Old Gunman

A Marietta police officer killed an armed man early today in the process of stopping a home invasion and robbery.

Three men accosted a couple in the parking lot of the Autumn View apartment complex on Franklin Road on the east side of the city about 12:30 a.m., said Marietta police spokeswoman Jennifer Murphy.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the shooting.

The 911 call came from someone in the area who witnessed the attack, Murphy said.

The men forced the couple into their apartment and were there when police arrived. Officers surrounded the apartment. At that point, the only assailant with a gun grabbed the male victim.

Through the open apartment front door, officers repeatedly asked the gunman to drop his weapon. When he wouldn't comply, an officer fired and killed the man, Murphy said.

The gunman never fired at officers, she said.

No one else was injured.

The gunman was pronounced dead at the scene, Murphy said. He was identified as Antonio Tyler, 18, of Marietta.

The other two men were quickly taken into custody after the shooting.

Jacolby Booker, 19, of Marietta has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, false imprisonment and burglary.
 
Zachery Morrison, 21, of Marietta has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, false imprisonment and burglary.

The Marietta police officer’s name has not been released, pending an Internal Affairs investigation. Under normal procedure after a shooting, he has been placed on administrative leave.