A Dallas man is dead after a Cobb County police officer used a Taser on him during a response to a hit-and-run call Tuesday evening. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has now taken over the case.
What’s Happening: State agents are investigating the death of 47-year-old Timothy Lyle Sheats. The deadly tasing happened after a Cobb County officer responded to a traffic accident around 6:10 p.m. on October 21.
What’s Important: According to the GBI, the officer found Sheats walking in the road. Sheats told the officer he had been shot, but the officer reported seeing no visible injuries.
The Police Account: The GBI says Sheats refused to get into a patrol car for safety and began walking into traffic, at one point trying to enter another car. The officer says he used a Taser to gain co