GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in DeKalb County, GA

DeKalb County, GA (November 2, 2026) - At the request of the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD), GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in DeKalb County, GA. Demontavious Soho, age 26, of Atlanta, GA, was shot and injured in the incident. Two officers were shot and injured in the incident.

Preliminary information indicates that on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at about 6:19 p.m., three DKPD officers responded to a domestic incident between Soho and another person at an apartment complex located at 2000 Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta. When the officers arrived, they located Soho at a unit in the M Building of the complex and began speaking to him. Shortly after the conversation began, Soho pulled out a handgun and shot at the officers, hitting two of them. One of the officers returned fire, shooting Soho at least once. Soho then ran away from the scene. Atlanta Police Department officers later located and arrested Soho. Both injured officers were taken to a local hospital and are currently in stable condition. Soho was taken to the hospital, where he remains in custody. Once he is released from the hospital, Soho will be taken to the DeKalb County Jail and booked on charges of Aggravated Assault Against a Peace Officer.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the GBI Atlanta Regional Investigative Office in Conyers at 770-388-5019. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling the GBI Tipline at 800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile application.

The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be turned over to the DeKalb Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office for review.