An off-duty Atlanta officer was shot dead in an attempted break-in; possible self-defense and mental health concerns cited.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A Douglas County homeowner told investigators that he was forced to shoot and kill an off-duty Atlanta police detective after the officer tried to break into his neighbor’s home on Friday morning.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — An off-duty Atlanta Police officer working on a fugitive unit died during an incident in Douglas County on Friday, according to authorities. The officer was identified as Aubree Horton, a member of the Atlanta Police Department who joined as an officer back in November 2015.

The Atlanta Police Department mourns the loss of Investigator Aubree Horton who died in an off-duty incident in Douglas County.

An off-duty Atlanta police investigator is killed in a bizarre situation in Douglas County. Authorities say he was shot while trying to break into a home.

An Atlanta police officer was shot and killed outside a Douglas County home during what investigators say was an apparent early-morning break-in attempt.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Captain Jon Mauney said that it was around 5 a.m. when deputies responded to reports of an attempted burglary at a home on Orkney Way in the St. Andrews Country Club neighborhood.