Monday, May 14, 2012
The Cobb Department of Public Safety's Internal Affairs division determined the officer acted justly and in self-defense when he shot and killed Matt Murdock during a traffic stop in Mableton in May 2011.
UPDATE: Alex Kaufman, attorney representing the Murdocks, has notified South Cobb Patch that the family has filed their lawsuit on Friday in the Northern District of Georgia. South Cobb Patch will continue to update this story as details are made available. The parents of the man who was shot by a Cobb police officer in May 2011 during a traffic stop in Mableton plan to file a lawsuit against the county police department this week. On May 19, 2011, Matt Murdock of Cumming was shot and killed after he was stopped by a Cobb police officer as he left a Mableton business parking lot. According to Cobb police, a Cobb Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped to assist, had a physical confrontation with Murdock. Cobb Officer Sean Henry arrived, saw the …
Monday, April 2, 2012
The family of Matthew Murdock, the man shot in May 2011 by Cobb Police officer Sean Henry is still waiting for answers.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A grand jury found Officer Sean Henry had acted lawfully when he shot and killed Matt Murdock of Cumming in May 2011 during a traffic stop.
The investigation of the May 19 incident in Mableton where a Cobb County Police officer shot and killed a Cumming man is now closed and final. The Cobb Public Safety Department of Internal Affairs has completed its investigation and the findings will be made public after a 10-day period. On May 19, Matt Murdock of Cumming was shot and killed after he was stopped by a Cobb police officer as he left a Mableton business parking lot. According to Cobb police, a Cobb Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped to assist, had a physical confrontation with Murdock. Cobb Officer Sean Henry arrived, saw the struggle and fired shots, police said, after he saw Murdock reach for what he believed to be a weapon. The preliminary draft of the lengthy investigative …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The march will be a kickoff in a series of events to seek justice for an Austell teen and a man shot and killed in Mableton by a Cobb police officer.
About 300 people are expected to show up on Saturday for March for Justice, a march from Cobb Civic Center to the Marietta Square, which begins at 9 a.m. New Order, a national human rights organization, is organizing the march to address issues of inequality mostly in Cobb’s justice system. “We are aware of what’s going on,” said New Order President Gerald Rose. “We’re concerned about police shooting and profiling.” Rose and organizers hope the march sends the message that “enough is enough.” Rose said a stream of recent events led to the creation of the march including: Rose said he and his supporters want more answers about these cases and others. “We’ve still got to ask questions about what’s happening in Cobb,” he said. The march is …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The investigators' findings will become public record 10 days after the final approval of the investigative file.
The investigation of the May 19 incident in Mableton where a Cobb County Police officer shot and killed a Cumming man is coming to a close. However, the investigators’ findings still have yet to be approved by the Cobb County internal affairs chain of command. On May 19, Matt Murdock of Cumming was shot and killed after he was stopped by a Cobb police officer as he left a Mableton business parking lot. According to Cobb police, a Cobb Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped to assist, had a physical confrontation with Murdock. Cobb Officer Sean Henry arrived, saw the struggle and fired shots, police said, after he saw Murdock reach for what he believed to be a weapon. The preliminary draft of the lengthy investigative report has been created by Sgt…
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Cobb Police are not releasing additional details about the active investigation of a man killed by a Cobb Police officer in May.
Cobb County Police are not releasing whether they found a gun in the car of Matt Murdock, the Cumming man who was shot and killed by Cobb Police officer Sean Henry in Mableton two months ago. Murdock was stopped by a Cobb police officer as he left a business parking lot. According to police, a Cobb Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped to assist, had a physical confrontation with Murdock. Henry arrived, saw the struggle and fired shots, police said, after he saw Murdock reach for what he believed to be a weapon. However, according to a report from the Marietta Daily Journal, a gun was not listed on the inventory list of items taken from the 2003 green Volkswagen Passat he was driving the night he was shot. He had borrowed the car from his father, …
Friday, June 24, 2011
Friends and family remember the 34-year-old man who was shot a month ago by a Cobb County police officer.
Matt Murdock, 34, was more than just faceless man who was shot by a Cobb County police officer a month ago. He was a friend, a son, a brother and an Eagle Scout. He meant a lot to a lot of people, which is apparent by the overwhelming community response and sorrow shown in Cumming and throughout Cobb County after his death. For that reason, we'd like to share some reflections of those who knew Matt best. Matt was known as the kind of guy who would help just about anyone. In fact, the night he was shot by Cobb County police officer, Sean Henry, Matt was helping his friend, Scott King, work on a car at his auto repair shop in Mableton. This is one of many reasons Matt's passing has been very difficult for his family, friends and community …
Michael Jones
11:28 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
"According to Cobb police, a Cobb Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped to assist, had a physical confrontation with Murdock. Cobb Officer Sean Henry arrived, saw the struggle and fired shots, police said, after he saw Murdock reach for what he believed to be a weapon." more ›