VALDOSTA, GA (WTXL) - The man shot and killed Wednesday in an officer involved shooting has been identified.
According to the man's family and the Lowndes County Coroner, Johnathan Lozano-Murillo was shot and killed when Officer Alyssa Shirey responded to a call on the 1600 block of Fresno Street.
The Valdosta Police Department said that on Wednesday around 6 p.m., Officer Shirey responded to reports of child custody issues between a man and a woman.
When she arrived at the home on Fresno Street, she spoke with Lozano-Murillo. Sometime after that, police reported that the woman involved in the incident came to the home. They said that Lozano-Murillo began attacking the woman and that Officer Shirey jumped in to protect her.
Police said that witnesses and the officer reported at some point during the encounter, Lozano-Murillo pulled out knife and started moving toward Officer Shirey. They reported that the officer tried to use a taser on Lozano-Murillo but it was ineffective.
When Lozano-Murillo kept coming toward Officer Shirey with a knife, he was shot according to police.
They said Lozano-Murillo was transported to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that they have interviewed witnesses, processed the scene, and collected evidence. They said that they are continuing to investigate.
