An off-duty Atlanta police officer was shot and killed while reportedly breaking into a house in Douglas County, west of the city. Investigator Aubree Horton was recently named "Officer of the Year" at the "Crime is Toast" breakfast.

An off-duty Georgia police officer, who was named “investigator of the year,” was fatally shot Friday morning as he attempted to break into his neighbor’s home, officials said. Aubree Horton, a nine-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department,

The Atlanta Police Department has said that they are collaborating with the Sheriff's Office to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A decorated Atlanta cop was shot and killed by his neighbor during a bizarre break-in on Friday. According to police, Aubree Horton, 32, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds when police responded to his residence after getting a call of an attempted burglary.