Georgia officer shot during search dies, sheriff’s office says

Carroll County Sheriff’s Detective Taylor Bristow was shot Tuesday while assisting with an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, according to a Facebook post from the department.

Officers were attempting to execute a warrant related to a child sexual exploitation investigation when Christopher Bly, 40, shot Bristow and himself, the department said. Bly was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a GBI press release, investigators seized multiple electronic devices at the crime scene that contained child sexual abuse material.