GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has launched an inquiry into an officer-involved shooting that occurred August 15 in the Cedar Grove community near the Wheeler-Laurens County border. The incident resulted in the death of Curtis 'CJ' Glen Purvis, Jr., a 31-year-old resident of McRae-Helena. No law enforcement officers were injured.

The incident began around 10:20 p.m. August 15 when the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute at a residence on the 2000 block of Sudie Pearl Jones Road. Upon arrival, a deputy found that Purvis had already left the scene. As the deputy was speaking with the victim, who was an acquaintance of Purvis, the suspect returned, driving his vehicle into another car and striking the victim’s father. Neither the victim nor the father have been named by authorities.

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According to GBI reports, the deputy fired at Purvis’s vehicle before it came to a stop. Purvis then exited the vehicle, entered the home, and stabbed the victim. Emerging from the house armed with a knife, Purvis was shot by the deputy. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Both the stabbing victim and the victim’s father were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The deputy involved in the shooting has not been named by authorities.

Purvis’s body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The GBI's investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman. The findings of the investigation will be submitted to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review once completed.