Officers kill armed man in Warner Robins who attempted a break-in, fired shots, cops say

Warner Robins police shot and killed an armed 20-year-old man when he attempted to break into a house Monday, according to police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Police were called regarding a man, later identified as Mikhal Anthony Concepcion, “brandishing a firearm” in a front yard on Young Avenue and North Sixth Street around 7 p.m., according to the GBI and Warner Robins Police Department.

When the first police unit arrived, Concepcion reportedly fired shots toward police and the home, and “attempted forced entry” into the home, police said.

The man was wounded when police fired back at him, according to the GBI.

“Concepcion fired at the officers and into a home and tried to forcefully enter the home,” a GBI media release said.

He was given first aid and emergency medical services took him to the Houston Healthcare-Watson Campus where he later died, the GBI said.

Officers involved in the shooting were put on administrative leave while the incident is under investigation, according to the police department.

“This is standard practice by this agency for any officer involved shooting and again a practice of policy,” police said in a news release.

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol helped secure the scene. The GBI will take the lead in this investigation. When the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office for review, according to the GBI.

Concepcion’s body was taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

“The WRPD is committed to assisting GBI in their investigations and transparency to this incident,” the police department said.

Anyone with information related to the incident was urged by officers to call the GBI Region 13 office in Perry at 478-987-4545 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 478-742-2330.

This story was originally published August 13, 2024 at 9:33 AM.