Suspect shot by police at busy Sandy Springs intersection has died

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — A man shot by Sandy Springs police in an officer-involved shooting Thursday has died.

27-year-old LaAndre Marktanne Thomas of Jackson, Mississippi was shot as officers responded to an assault call on Dunwoody Place at Roswell Road.

During a conversation with officers, police say he pulled out a gun from his waistband.

An officer then shot Thomas.

His body will be taken to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

The GBI is investigating the shooting.