On August 19, 1991, 27-year-old Police Officer Christopher Bieker May of the Fulton County Police Department was killed while responding to a shooting on River Valley Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia. A woman in her yard had been shot by a neighbor with a high-powered rifle; as Officer May approached the neighbor’s residence to conduct interviews about 6 p.m., he was ambushed. The suspect, hidden in a garage, shot Officer May in the face at close range.

The suspect, described as mentally ill, barricaded inside the home after the ambush. Several hours later a SWAT team entered and the suspect was shot and killed. Officer May, a white male with three years on the force, was survived by his parents, brother, and grandparents and is remembered for his service.

Did anyone living in Sandy Springs at the time recall the neighborhood or the response that night and have information to add?