1 dead, sheriff’s deputy injured after police shooting in Elizabeth

A police shooting in Elizabeth Tuesday morning left one man dead and an Elbert County sheriff’s deputy injured, officials said.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was attempting to serve a search warrant at 175 E. Spruce St. around 9 a.m. Tuesday when a man answered the door and “shots were fired,” Elizabeth Police Department Chief Jeffery Engel said , during a meeting.