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Portal shooting suspect identified

GBI: Gunshot wound was self-inflicted

Bulloch County sheriff's and GBI personnel investigate a shooting near the Dollar General store in Portal on Thursday afternoon. Friday, the GBI identified the suspect as Joseph Goff, 28, and said the gunshot wound was self-inflicted. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

potal — Bulloch County sheriff's and GBI personnel investigate a shooting near the Dollar General store in Portal on Thursday afternoon. Friday, the GBI identified the suspect as Joseph Goff, 28, and said the gunshot wound was self-inflicted. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the identity of a suspect who suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday during a confrontation with law enforcement.

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