An off-duty officer with the Atlanta Police Department was shot and killed by one of his neighbors after he allegedly broke into a house near St. Andrews Golf Club in Douglas County, Georgia, early Friday morning, officials said. 

The officer, identified as Aubree Horton, had been with the Atlanta Police Department 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 FOX 5 Atlanta. 

“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. 

Surveillance video showed Horton appeared to be experiencing a “mental health episode or (was) under the influence of narcotics,” FOX 5 reported. 

“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 allegedly broke into, the station reported. 

Neighbors were shocked. 

“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. 

ATLANTA – Habitat for Humanity is continuing to celebrate the legacy of Jimmy Carter and his work with the organization by dedicating new homes to family in need in Atlanta the week of his 100th birthday.

Six more families will soon make memories in the homes in Browns Mill Village in South Atlanta thanks to Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat offers first-time home buyers in the neighborhood an interest-free mortgage as well as affordable homeowners association dues, which new homeowner Jameka Gray says is life-changing.

“I am so excited this is like a dream come true,” Gray said.

The homes sit on Carter Way, named in honor of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and their work with the Habitat.

“They are amazing global ambassadors, humanitarians, and they live out and fully practice what it means to believe in humanity,” Rosalyn Merrick, President and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, said.

Habitat for Humanity remembers Rosalynn Carter for decades of volunteer service

The Carters were on Habitat sites for decades building homes. They helped build around 4500 in 14 different countries, including several here in Atlanta, during the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Projects.

“The Carters first got involved in 1984. In fact, just four years later, in 1988, we were fortunate here in Atlanta to host one of the inaugural Carter work projects where they built a blitz of 21 homes in just one week,” Merrick said.

“They’ve been the biggest champions that we could ever ask for for our particular cause, which focuses on all people having access to quality affordable housing in safe, vibrant neighborhoods with opportunities to thrive,” she added.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A man was sent to the hospital overnight after he was shot at a homeless encampment, according to Atlanta police.

Police were called to 275 Ted Turner Drive SW at around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, where they found the man shot in the neck and shoulder during a suspected robbery. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

No suspects have been identified or arrested, police said.

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