VA social worker dies following shooting at rural Georgia clinic

A shooting occurred at a VA clinic in Jasper, Georgia, resulting in the death of a social worker. The victim, Nicholas Crews, was a social work case manager at the clinic. He was airlifted for medical treatment but died from his injuries.

The incident involved a walk-in mental health consultation with a 51-year-old man, Lawrence Charles Michels, who was shot and killed by law enforcement. Crews was from Marietta, Georgia. Further details about the incident are available from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Veterans Affairs.