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TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The man who was arrested following a standoff and shooting involving the Tifton Police Department (TPD) on Friday, Dec. 5 was found dead in the Coffee County Jail on Dec. 8,according to reporting from Douglas Now.

The man is Davy Deonte Royal, a 35-year-old, according Douglas Now.

On Dec. 9, CCSO announced that an inmate had died on the evening of Dec. 8 after being found unresponsive in the jail.

Royal died at the Coffee Regional Medical Center after medical professionals attempted to perform life-saving treatments.

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Royal was arrested Dec. 5 after he barricaded himself in a home in Tifton as officers tried to serve him an arrest warrant. As officers were responding, Royal fired shots and hit two TPD officials, prompting several surrounding agencies to respond.

READ MORE ON THE TIFTON STANDOFF:

• Standoff ends after suspect barricaded themselves following shooting of 2 Tifton officers
• Suspect identified, charged in Tifton officer involved shooting
• Two Tifton officers shot while serving warrant identified
• Tifton officer injured in officer-involved shooting escorted home by motorcade

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested to investigate Royal’s death.

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