A man who was killed after shooting a SWAT officer twice at a Roswell home has been identified, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home along the 500 block of Ansley Drive around noon Friday.

Police in an Atlanta suburb say say a bulletproof vest saved a SWAT officer's life just before he returned fire and killed a fleeing man.

According to authorities, the incident occurred as the Roswell Police Department, along with a joint SWAT team, was executing a search warrant at home around noon Friday. Officers were attempting to contact the residents when a suspect, identified as Matthew Robert Taylor, 40, ran out of the back of the house and fired two shots.

The Roswell Police Department is on the scene of a shooting involving an officer at a home in Roswell. It reportedly happened in the 500 block of Ansley Drive off Old Alabama Road. The time of the incident is unknown,

The officer who was shot returned fire, shooting and killing the suspect, whose identity has not been released, according to police.

Upon arrival, Roswell Detectives identified the male suspect from a criminal investigation on a December 31 incident where a male suspect fired a handgun when asked to leave a party.

The Roswell Police Department says just after midnight, an RPD officer spotted a suspicious man at the Regal Nissan car dealership at 1090 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell. When the officer confronted him, officials say the man immediately rushed the officer at his vehicle, leading to a physical fight.

A Roswell SWAT officer was struck in the chest during a shootout but is expected to recover, thanks to his ballistic vest. The suspect, wanted for multiple charges stemming from a December 31 incident,