Just after 1 AM on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, officers with the Newnan Police Department (NPD) were involved in an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) after a vehicle stop off Cliff Circle lead to a foot chase that ended with Zadarious Dorsey, 18, of Newnan being shot by officers and passing away shortly after at Piedmont Newnan Hospital (PNH).
1035 LOWER FAYETTEVILLE RD, NEWNAN - CVS Unknown injuries, building is being evacuated, building department is being requested to check if it's ok.
AGENCIES: UNKNOWN
DISPATCHED: TODAY AT 3:30 PM | CLEARED: UNKNOWN
Preliminary information indicates that at about 1:00 a.m., on October 3, 2026, a NPD officer saw a white car driving near the intersection of Dodson Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Newnan. The officer followed the car until it came to a stop on Cliff Circle. The officer then approached the car and attempted to speak with the driver. Five men immediately exited the vehicle. One man walked from the car toward a home, and the other four men ran away. The officer ran after one of the men, later identified as Dorsey. During the foot pursuit, the officer gave verbal commands for Dorsey to stop, but Dorsey continued to run. The officer deployed his taser toward Dorsey, but the taser was ineffective. The officer then saw Dorsey pull a gun from his waistband area and the officer gave verbal commands for Dorsey to stop and drop the gun. The officer then shot Dorsey multiple times. Officers rendered medical aid to Dorsey until EMS arrived. Dorsey was taken to a area hospital and later died from his injuries.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 — NOON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 — MIDNIGHT
Area of Milton Ave and Amos Pl Multiple reports of 3 to 4 black males in an argument leading to one pulling a gun and firing off several rounds before everyone ran from the scene. NPD is in the area searching for suspects. Winston Dowdell Academy and the Central Education Center are both code yellow at this time. Additional Information as it becomes available.
UPDATE: October 2, 2:53 PM
schools are back to green, sounds like they believe the suspects have left the area. awaiting additional confirmed information.
UPDATE: October 2, 2:15 PM
Units are actively tracking leads and moving throughout the area.
AGENCIES: UNKNOWN
DISPATCHED: October 2, 2:00 PM | CLEARED: UNKNOWN