ROSWELL, Ga. - The Roswell Police Department is honoring one of their own killed in the line of duty with a roadway dedication.

Officer Jeremy Labonte was shot and killed while responding to a suspicious person call at a shopping center in Roswell back in February. He was 24 years old.

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The backstory:

The shooting happened on the night of Feb. 7 at a shopping plaza on Market Boulevard.

According to the Roswell Police Department, Labonte found a man in a parking lot near the ACE Pickleball Club.

Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said that person almost immediately pulled out a gun and opened fire on Labonte, hitting him multiple times.

The man, later identified as 23-year-old Edw

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