The City of Powder Springs issued the following public information release about a suspected homicide in the city:
Powder Springs Police are investigating a homicide reported Thursday morning, with the sole suspect in the case reported by Henry County Police as being shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in their jurisdiction.
According to Police Chief Lane Cadwell, Powder Springs officers about 10 a.m. Thursday responded to a welfare check in the 3800 block of Equity Lane, where they found a deceased woman in a townhome residence. Information was developed on a suspect, who was then tracked to Henry County. There, sometime Thursday, he was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting with Henry County Police.
The GBI is investigating the officer-involved shooting in Henry County, Cadwell said. Additional information on the Henry County incident should be directed to Henry County Police and the GBI.
AdvertisementCadwell said there is no danger to the public in connection to the Powder Springs homicide.
About the City of Powder Springs
The City of Powder Springs was incorporated in September of 1883.
The U.S. Census Bureau gives the following quick facts about the City of Powder Springs:
2019 Population Estimates 15,758
Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates
Median Household Income $ 69,807
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons in poverty, percent 6.9 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 93.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons without health insurance, percent 2.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Housing Value $ 167,500
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Total Housing Units 5,426
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Number of Firms 1,775
Source: 2012 Survey of Business Owners: Company Summary
Male Median Income $ 33,000
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Female Median Income $ 30,607
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Veterans 1,127
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Percent of households with a broadband Internet subscription 87.6 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
