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Sheriff: Slain deputies ambushed serving warrant in Georgia

Cobb County law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022 Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Flags were lowered to half staff at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Adult Detention Center Marietta, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Cobb County deputies start their days shift at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Adult Detention Center in Marietta, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Cobb County law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022 Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Cobb County law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022 Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Cobb County law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022. Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)