Jonesboro, GA (September 17, 2019) – On Monday, September 16, 2019, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Jonesboro Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. 

Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4:26 p.m., a citizen reported seeing Donnie Wayne Hall, 50, on Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro.  Hall was wanted on an outstanding warrant for murder in Henry County.  Jonesboro PD officers located the vehicle that Hall was driving a few minutes later.  Hall reportedly shot at officers from his moving vehicle during a high speed chase along Fayetteville Road.  Hall and Jonesboro PD officers exchanged gunfire at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Tara Boulevard after officers forcibly tried to stop him with their patrol car.  Hall fled the scene in his vehicle after the shooting. 

At approximately 5:21 p.m., Hall’s vehicle was located on Sunnydale Lane in Jonesboro.  Officers with Jonesboro PD, Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, and Clayton County PD approached and found Hall dead inside his vehicle.  No shots were fired at the Sunnydale Lane location.  An autopsy will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur. 

No officers were injured in this incident.

The GBI will continue the independent investigation. Once complete, the case will be turned over to the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office for review.

Contact Information:

Nelly Miles - Public Affairs Director