An off-duty Atlanta Police Department officer was shot and killed by a neighbor early Friday after he allegedly broke into a home near St. Andrews Golf Club in Douglas County, Georgia, officials said.
The officer, identified as Aubrey Horton, had been with the Atlanta Police Department since 2015 and was most recently part of the fugitive unit, the department told FOX News Digital.
According to , Horton also received the Researcher of the Year award late last month. FOX 5 ATLANTA.
“We are working closely with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to learn more about what happened during the investigation of this incident,” the department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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The alleged intruder turned out to be Aubrey Horton of the Atlanta Police Department, who had just been named Investigator of the Year. (Atlanta Police Department/FOX 5)
FOX 5 reported that surveillance footage showed Horton “in a mental health condition or under the influence of drugs.”
“During the break-in, the homeowner pulled out a gun in self-defense and shot and killed the individual,” Douglas County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Mohney told reporters, according to FOX 5. .
“During the break-in, the homeowner pulled out a gun in self-defense and shot and killed the individual,” Douglas County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Mohney told reporters, according to FOX 5. . (Fox 5)
Horton lived several streets away from the home where the suspect was allegedly broken into, the department said.
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Neighbors were shocked.
Horton was shot and killed after the homeowner fired in self-defense. (Fox 5)
“This is your neighborhood golf community, a place where you really think something like this would never happen,” one neighbor told FOX 5.
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Investigators do not yet know why Horton entered the home.
