Police shoot, kill man in need of urgent medical assistance

A Georgia woman who placed a 911 call so that her boyfriend could receive urgent medical attention claims police officers who responded to the call shot and killed him.

Alicia Herron said she called the emergency response service to request an ambulance for her fiance Jack Lamar Roberson, 43, because she was worried about the diabetes medication he had taken. However, police arrived at her house instead of paramedics.

"He didn't have nothing in his hands at any time or period at all before they came, any time while they were here, anything. They just came in and shot him. He didn't say nothing, the police didn't say nothing, anything, it was like a silent movie. You couldn't hear anything, all you could hear were the gun shots go off and I seen them going into his body and he just fell down," Herron said.

The Waycross Police Department said officers were dispatched to the home after receiving a report of an attempted suicide. While en route, they were updated that the man had become combative.

Police Chief Tony Rogers said Roberson lunged at the officers with two items described as weapons. He added that the man ignored requests to drop the items.

Rogers went on to say that officials opened fire after Roberson raised one of the weapons in a seemingly aggressive manner. However, the man's mother, Diane Robertson said her son was not holding weapons when police shot him.

"If you're any type of man you'll come to me and you'll tell me why you stood up there and told a lie. Two knives, we don't own two decent knives," said Roberson's mother.

A Waycross Police Department Incident Report says that, "Near Roberson's head was a black handled, two prong meat fork and another black handled kitchen utensil." The latter could not be identified because the metal part was reportedly covered by a shoe.

The Waycross Police Department requested the GBI take over the investigation. An autopsy was performed Monday, but the results are not available yet.

"It's pain, it's a mother's pain, her first born to be shot down in her face. My granddaughter's got to have intense therapy," said Roberson's mother.