On the evening of November 8, 2022, deputies responded to a home on George Green Road in Haralson County, Georgia, after a report of a gunshot. They found 27-year-old Daniel Salazar, a detention officer with the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office, deceased. Initial findings and statements from the sheriff’s office described his death as resulting from an accidental discharge of a weapon inside his home and classified the event as a tragic accident.

Salazar had moved from Nyack, New York, to Georgia in early 2020 and joined the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office in April 2020. He served as a road crew officer supervising inmate work details and was remembered by Sheriff Stacy Williams for his positive demeanor and willingness to help. A memorial was held at the sheriff’s office to honor him. The investigation into the circumstances remained ongoing and no suspects or arrests were mentioned.

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