Ongoing Investigation

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, a little before 6:00 PM, deputies were dispatched to George Green Road outside Tallapoosa in reference to a gunshot wound. Deputies arrived and found Detention officer Daniel Salazar deceased from a gunshot would. Investigators and the crime scene technician were called to the scene and began the investigation. The initial finding if the investigation point to an accidental discharge of a weapon that killed Daniel Salazar, the investigation is still ongoing.

Detention Officer Daniel Salazar moved down here from Nyack, New York in early 2020. He was hired at the Haralson County Sheriff’s office in April 2020 as a Detention Officer. Daniel later became a road crew officer. As a road crew officer, Daniel took out inmate workers to pick up trash, trim back overgrown areas on county roads and maintain county buildings. Daniel was friendly, he treated everyone fairly and had a very successful inmate work crew. We ask that you keep his family and his work family in your thoughts and prayers at this time.