Cobb Police Kill Armed Naked Man

Updated Noon

The man killed by Cobb police has been identified as Tendai Nhekairo, 18, a senior who lived in the apartment complex.

The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues, police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said.

Pierce said the teen wielded two knives when he threatened the officers.

Original Report 

A officer fatally shot a naked man wielding a weapon at an East Cobb apartment complex Tuesday night.

Cobb police received a call of shots fired at the Riverside House Apartments on Shadowood Parkway about 7:40 p.m., The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

A naked, armed man confronted officers outside an apartment, police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce told WSB-TV.

“He made an aggressive move toward those officers,” Pierce said on the Channel 2 Action News This Morning, and the officers opened fire.

The naked man died at the scene.

Fox 5 said the resulting investigation lasted hours while residents were kept outside the complex, which is between Powers Ferry Road and Rottenwood Creek south of Windy Ridge Parkway.

Homicide and internal affairs investigators were involved, WSB said, and the officer who fired the fatal shot was taken to police headquarters to be interviewed.

East Cobb Patch should have more details on the shooting later today.