Regional Roundup: Marshals Kill Wanted Man, Train Clips Woman's Vehicle, and Ballerinas and Baseball

-- Cartersville Patch

A Bartow man was shot and killed last Thursday as law enforcement agents and officers from several jurisdictions attempted to arrest him on a warrant.

 is investigating the officer-involved shooting of Thomas Franklin Truitt, 37, at a home near Emerson.

Millsap said during the attempted arrest, shots were fired and Truitt was shot and killed.

Truitt was wanted on Cobb County warrants for first-degree homicide by vehicle, hit and run, driving on a suspended license and violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act.

-- Barrow Patch

The reports a Hoschton woman is lucky to be alive following a brush with a train at a Barrow County railroad crossing. 

The accident occurred Friday morning, April 20. Winder police told the Barrow Journal the woman had pulled her van from Ga. Highway 211 onto Horton Street and had crossed the tracks when traffic ahead of her at the light stopped suddenly to let a tractor-trailer make a turn. 

According to the newspaper's report, a ladder on the side of the train clipped the woman's vehicle, taking off the bumper, shattering the rear window and causing an air bag to deploy.

Winder police said the woman was not injured and was not issued a citation.

-- Lawrenceville Patch

The combination of baseball and ballerinas might sound like an unusual mix, but on Sunday, April 15, at Coolray Field, the combination hit a home run.

The Gwinnett Braves Foundation gave Snellville-based (GBT) a grant in December 2011 in support of its Dance Project. The program allows elementary school students to enjoy a full education in dance over 16 weeks during the school year.

To celebrate this donation, the Gwinnett Braves invited the ballet company to its opening Sunday game against the Durham Bulls. During the game, the ballet company received a check for $1,000, as well as acknowledgment of the young dancers and their teacher.