CANTON, Ga. — Police in Canton said officers shot a man while responding to a suspicious person call on Wednesday morning.
Around 2:19 a.m., officers with the Canton Police Department said they were called to a subdivision along the 700 block of Midway Avenue when the shooting occurred.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, who is handling the case for the department, said when police arrived, they were encountered by 23-year-old Toure Jones who was armed with a knife.
"The responding officers found a man with a knife and instructed him to drop the knife," the GBI said in a statement. "A Taser was deployed but was ineffective. Despite commands to drop the knife, Jones continued towards the officers with the knife. Jones was shot by one of the officers."
Officers attempted aid to Jones until EMS arrived. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
It is unclear if the man lived nearby or what he was doing in the area.
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