An internal investigation into the response to a shooting in Armuchee that left a man dead and another wounded has found that an E911 operator did not follow standard operating procedure.

On Nov. 17, John Gregory Davis, whose daughter was the ex-girlfriend of suspected gunman Robert Timothy Spriggs Jr., was killed at his Old Dalton Road home. Scott Sulsberger, the brother-in-law of Davis’ daughter, was shot at his East Clinton Drive home by Spriggs, police said. He is recovering.

At issue is the response to the second shooting, where Sulsberger was wounded. Floyd County Police Chief Bill Shiflett said earlier that there was a complaint about the length of time of the emergency responses, when the calls were received and dispatched, and the time it took officers to arrive.

The report states that there was a delay in police officers arriving on the scene on East clinton Drive, caused by the failure of the 911 Operator to notify police "in a timely manner" of the potential danger.

911 Operator Renee Baldwin received the first call from the Sulsbergers at 4:41 p.m. but did not dispatch a city officer to the East Clinton Drive home until 5:03 p.m.

Baldwin said she did not think the immediate danger was at the East Clinton address but that the immediate danger was at the Old Dalton Road location.

In response to a call from Tiffany Sulsberger saying "we need someone here now," Baldwin said she had a county investigator on the way.

According to the investigation narrative, when Baldwin was what could have been done differently, said replied "send a city unit" to the East Clinton Drive home.

Floyd County released the following information this afternoon:

The internal investigation into the public safety response related to the shootings that occurred on Nov. 17, 2009 has been completed.

The findings of this investigation reveal that the E911 Operator did not follow standard operating procedure when the Operator failed to dispatch the City of Rome Police Department to the East Clinton address where one of the victims and other individuals were located.

The investigation results are being provided to the E911 Director, and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken after the Director has had an opportunity to fully review the investigative report and meet with the dispatcher involved in this situation.

Spriggs has been charged with felony murder, two counts of felony aggravated assault, felony burglary, felony theft by taking, felony possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and cruelty to children.