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Written by K Bishop
Published September 9, 2022 @ 7:03 PM ET
Cobb County– Thursday evening, two deputies were shot outside a Marietta residence while returning to their vehicle after attempting to serve an arrest warrant for theft.
Both deputies were killed.
Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies Marshall Ervin Jr. and Jonathan Koleski attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Felony ‘Theft by Receiving’ to one of the suspects, Christopher Cook, 32.
According to reports, murder suspect Christopher Golden, 29, began firing at the deputies from inside the residence.
Both deputies returned fire but were shot and killed by Golden.
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and Cobb County Police responded to the shooting.
SWAT teams arrived minutes after the shooting, and the suspects barricaded themselves inside the home until shortly after midnight, when both suspects were taken into custody.
Cook is charged with the original ‘Theft by Receiving,’ and Golden is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault on an Officer and two counts of Murder.
Suspects Cook and Golden are being held in the Cobb County jail.
During a Friday press conference, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens asked for prayers for his deputies.
Deputy Ervin and Deputy Koleski had been with the Sheriff’s office for several years. Both deputies leave behind wives. Deputy Ervin leaves behind two children.