About 4:37 a.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call in which a person said a family member had pointed a gun at them. Officers found Jeremiah Perdue and tried to stop him. At some point, Perdue was observed with a firearm, and officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Jeremiah Perdue
Agency Responsible: Atlanta Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: Black
Date of Death: August 19, 2018
County: Fulton
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3981
Geography: Urban