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Officials identify man shot by Forsyth County deputy
Cumming man in stable condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center
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Authorities assemble at a command post Thursday at Hubbard Town and Hopewell roads in North Forsyth County. A sheriff’s deputy shot an armed man, who was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. - photo by Jim Dean
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the armed man who was shot after confronting a deputy Thursday on Hopewell Road. According to the sheriff’s office, 46-year-old Jeffery Todd Nielson of Cumming is in stable condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He is expected to survive from his wounds.