Decorated off-duty Atlanta officer allegedly breaks into neighbor's house, is killed when homeowner opens fire

An off-duty serviceman with the Atlanta Police Department was changeable and killed by 1 of his neighbors aft helium allegedly broke into a location adjacent St. Andrews Golf Club in Douglas County, Georgia, aboriginal Friday morning, officials said. 

The officer, identified arsenic Aubree Horton, had been with the Atlanta Police Department since 2015 and was astir precocious with the Fugitive Unit, the section told Fox News Digital. 

Horton was besides conscionable honored with an Investigator of the Year grant precocious past month, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. 

"We are moving intimately with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to larn much astir what occurred arsenic they analyse the incident," the section said successful a connection shared with Fox News Digital. 

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The alleged intruder was identified arsenic Aubree Horton of the Atlanta Police Department, who was conscionable honored arsenic Investigator of the Year. (Atlanta Police Department/FOX 5)

Surveillance video showed Horton appeared to beryllium experiencing a "mental health occurrence oregon (was) nether the power of narcotics," FOX 5 reported. 

"When helium gained entrance, the homeowner produced a firearm successful self-defense and changeable the individual," Capt. Jon Mauney of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told reporters, according to FOX 5. 

"When helium gained entrance, the homeowner produced a firearm successful self-defense and changeable the individual," Capt. Jon Mauney of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told reporters, according to FOX 5.  (FOX 5)

Horton lived conscionable a fewer streets distant from the location helium allegedly broke into, the presumption reported. 

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Neighbors were shocked. 

Horton was changeable and killed aft the homeowner opened occurrence successful self-defense.  (FOX 5)

"It’s close present successful your vicinity and a golfing assemblage and a spot wherever you truly deliberation this would ne'er happen," 1 neighbour told FOX 5. 

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Investigators don’t yet cognize wherefore Horton broke into the home.