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GBI releases body cam video of Monroe shooting

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The GBI has released body camera video showing the moments before a deadly officer involved shooting in Monroe. 63 year-old Mahlon Summerour apparently pointed a fake gun at officers. 
The body cam video shows him approaching the officers. He was shot once in the chest. Summerour died after being taken to a hospital.

“During the encounter, Summerour pointed the weapon at one of the officers,” the GBI’s Miles said. “One officer fired a shot at Summerour, striking him in the chest. Summerour was transported to a local hospital where he later died.”

The scene was about one block from Athens Technical College’s Walton campus.