Athens-Clarke County Police have released the name of the man who was killed by an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after a confrontation with police officer this past Tuesday. Richard King was 66 years old.
Police say they went to his house on Forest Road to serve a search warrant. They say he holed up in the home with a gun, officers outside. Police say no officers fired their weapons, and no officers were injured.
The GBI has been investigating.