Crawford County sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots man after car chase, ‘fight’ over gun

A Crawford County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man during a fight following a traffic stop Sunday afternoon.

A deputy attempted to pull over Denrick Demond Stallings, 47, of Roberta, for speeding at around 12:15 p.m., according to a press release from the GBI, but Stallings didn’t stop. The deputy chased Stallings for “several miles” until Stallings crashed his car and began to flee on foot.

The deputy chased Stallings and tased him. According to the press release, the deputy then fatally shot Stallings during a struggle “for the deputy’s gun.” Stallings died at the scene. The deputy was not injured.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation of the shooting. The investigation ongoing and, once the GBI’s investigation is done, the case file will be given to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.

This is the fifth officer involved shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate in 2022.