BYRON, Ga. — A man who opened fire on Houston County deputies last Sunday has passed away.
Houston County Coroner Danny Galpin says 47-year-old Michael Leatherwood died on Friday.
Leatherwood allegedly opened fire on four Houston County deputies at a home on Danube Way in Byron on February 9.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the deputies were responding to a domestic dispute call at the address when it happened.
The GBI, who is looking into the shootout, says three deputies returned fire, hitting Leatherwood.
He was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon afterwards, and was in critical condition.
One deputy was also injured in the shootout.
Galpin says an autopsy will be done this week to determine his cause of death.
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