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Former Memphis Tigers player dies in officer-involved shooting, investigators say

On December 4, former University of Memphis defensive back La'Andre Thomas, 27, was shot and later died at a hospital in Sandy Springs, Georgia, authorities said.
A 911 caller told dispatch she was assaulted while walking her dog around 10:30 a.m., prompting the Sandy Springs Police Department to use video footage and a description to identify a suspect.
Officers say they approached and spoke with Thomas before he pulled a handgun from his waistband and an officer fired, critically wounding him; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating.
The GBI opened an independent probe that will be submitted to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office; Thomas’s body was sent to the Fulton County Medical Examiner and no Sandy Springs officers were injured.
A Jackson, Mississippi native, Thomas played three seasons for Memphis from 2017–19, totaling 30 games and attending Wingfield High School.

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