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Written by: E. George
Published November 19, 2023 @ 7:00 PM ET
HALL COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday, November 11, 2023, at approximately 6:45 AM, Hall County deputies responded to a domestic dispute at a Samoa Way residence and encountered an aggressive, naked male suspect refusing to exit the house. When he wielded a gun, shot it, and then aimed it at them, the deputies opened fire, killing him.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the suspect as 57-year-old Flowery Branch man David James Umpmreyville. The woman who called 911, later identified as Umpmreyville’s wife, reported that she had been attacked by a male assailant.
She explained that he pushed her down the stairs and prevented her from leaving the home at gunpoint. She somehow escaped and fled to a neighbor’s house.
The deputies described Umpmreyville as belligerent. They contacted the SWAT team for assistance, and a standoff ensued.
With SWAT members surrounding the home for over two hours, attempting to negotiate, the suspect exited two times without any clothing on. During his second exit, he brandished a firearm and shot several times at a wooded area from the rear door.
Back inside, he began firing from the windows and shouting threats to shoot any police officer who attempted to enter the home. When he eventually pointed the gun at a deputy, the deputy shot but missed him.
Umpmreyville ran to another window and aimed his weapon at deputies once more, causing a deputy to shoot and kill him. Records revealed that this officer-involved shooting was the 89th case of this nature the GBI has investigated this past year.
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch stated, “I always regret when these types of incidents happen, but our deputies did the difficult job they are called to do when there is a deadly threat. I am thankful no one in the neighborhood was injured, and I’m thankful that our deputies went home safe today.”
The GBI is investigating the shooting, and the two deputies involved were placed on administrative leave, as per routine agency policy, whenever an officer fires a service weapon in the line of duty.