Decorated off-duty Atlanta officer allegedly breaks into neighbor’s house, is killed when homeowner opens fire

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Decorated off-duty Atlanta officer allegedly breaks into neighbor’s house, is ******* when homeowner opens *****

An off-duty officer with the Atlanta Police Department was shot and ******* by one of his neighbors after he allegedly broke into a house near St. Andrews Golf Club in

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early Friday morning, officials said.

The officer, identified as Aubree Horton, had been with the

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since 2015 and was most recently with the Fugitive Unit, the department told Fox News Digital.

Horton was also just honored with an Investigator of the Year award late last month, according to

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“We are working closely with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about what occurred as they investigate the incident,” the department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.

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The alleged intruder was identified as Aubree Horton of the Atlanta Police Department, who was just honored as Investigator of the Year.

Surveillance video showed Horton appeared to be experiencing a “

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episode or (was) under the influence of narcotics,” FOX 5 reported.

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“When he gained entrance, the homeowner produced a firearm in self-defense and shot the individual,” Capt. Jon Mauney of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told reporters, according to FOX 5.

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“When he gained entrance, the homeowner produced a firearm in self-defense and shot the individual,” Capt. Jon Mauney of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told reporters, according to FOX 5.

Horton lived just a few streets away from the house he

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, the station reported.

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Neighbors were shocked.

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Horton was shot and ******* after the homeowner opened ***** in self-defense.

“It’s right here in your neighborhood and a golfing community and a place where you really think this would never happen,” one neighbor told FOX 5.

Investigators don’t yet know why Horton broke into the home.

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