GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Troup County

West Point, Troup County, GA (March 8, 2024) – At the request of the Troup County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in West Point, Troup County, Georgia. Russell Jason Heiser age 52, of West Point, GA, was shot, and killed. No deputies were injured in this incident.  

The preliminary information indicates that on Thursday, March 8, 2024, at about 9:30 p.m., deputies with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 1100 block of Shoemaker Road in West Point, Georgia. Deputies encountered Heiser at the home waving a gun and began to negotiate with Heiser to put the gun down. Deputies were able to remove several people from the home to a safe location, and a stand-off between deputies and Heiser began. During the standoff, Heiser put the gun down, then picked the gun back up and pointed the gun at the deputies. Two deputies shot at Heiser and Heiser retreated into the home. Deputies then heard a single gunshot from inside the home. Deputies then found Heiser inside the home suffering from a single gunshot wound.  

Deputies and EMS personnel provided first aid on the scene and took Heiser to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. 

Heiser will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta for an autopsy. 

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Field Office in Columbus at 706-565-7888. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. 

The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once complete, the case file will be given to the Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.