DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a 53-year-old man with a sword was shot and killed by authorities in Douglas County on Thursday.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3000 block of Connors Road.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered a man with an apparent gunshot wound. The man, later identified as Bradley Cox went back into the home.

SWAT units responded and attempted to negotiate, however, Cox did not comply.

“DCSO SWAT deployed OC gas in an attempt to remove him from the home. Cox refused to leave the home, and DCSO SWAT entered the home. DCSO SWAT encountered Cox in a hallway and he displayed a sword to law enforcement. Two DCSO SWAT deputies then shot Cox, hitting him multiple times,” GBI officials said.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office requested that the GBI investigate the shooting.

Cox’s body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be conducted, GBI officials said.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the GBI Atlanta Regional Investigative Office in Conyers at 770-388-5019.