GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — A Grovetown police investigator shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation at a traffic light Monday, authorities said. The deceased man was identified as Alexes Thorpe, 33. The officer involved, Investigator Robin Ashmore, was not injured in the confrontation. According to Police Chief Jamey Kitchens, Ashmore was stopped at Katherine Street and Robinson Avenue in an unmarked Ford Explorer at approximately 1:38 p.m. Authorities said Thorpe approached the driver’s window, banging on the glass and shouting. Police emphasized that there was no prior interaction between Ashmore and Thorpe before this encounter. Ashmore opened his door and ordered Thorpe to step back, at which point the investigator noticed Thorpe was armed with a knife, Kitchens said. While still seated, Ashmore drew his sidearm and ordered Thorpe to drop the knife. When Thorpe refused the commands and lunged into the vehicle’s door, Ashmore fired two rounds from his weapon, striking Thorpe in the upper body and his left hand. Thorpe retreated to the sidewalk, where he collapsed. Ashmore requested emergency medical crews, and backup officers arrived within a minute. Personnel from the Grovetown Fire Department and Gold Cross EMS took over life-saving measures, but Thorpe succumbed to his wounds. He was pronounced dead by Columbia County Coroner Terry Norman at 2:57 p.m. Next of kin have been notified and an autopsy has been scheduled, according to Norman. Marcus Tutt, a…
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