Relatives say Quortavious Greene could not exit his car without wheelchair help.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The family of Quortavious Greene, a Marietta man shot by Cobb County police earlier this month, is asking officials to drop charges after saying officers misunderstood why he did not get out of his car.
Greene’s family and attorney say he is paraplegic and needed help leaving the vehicle because he uses a wheelchair. Police have accused him of ignoring commands, striking emergency vehicles and driving toward an officer before leaving the scene. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now reviewing the police shooting.
The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. in an East Cobb neighborhood after officers responded to a report of a man asleep behind the wheel. Attorney Musa Ghanayem said Greene had been on his way home when he dozed off. “He’s a paraplegic, and when they woke him up they asked him to get out of the car, he needed help getting out of the car,” Ghanayem said. “Their response was to draw their weapon.”
According to a warrant, police said Greene did not follow several commands to get out of the car. The warrant says he hit a police cruiser and a fire truck, then drove toward an officer before driving away. Ghanayem said Greene left because he was afraid. Greene’s partner, Tory Magby, said Greene called her during the encounter and told her officers were trying to kill him.
Greene, 40, was later booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on April 16. He faces charges of aggravated assault on an officer, obstruction and two counts of interference with government property. His attorney has filed an internal affairs complaint and said he is also fighting to have the charges dismissed.
Ghanayem said Greene suffered serious injuries, including an open wound and shrapnel wounds to his hand. He also questioned why Cobb County police requested help from the GBI five days after the shooting. Cobb County police said they are not commenting while the investigation remains active.
Greene surrendered to police, but his attorney said officers interfered with that process. The internal affairs complaint is pending, and the GBI review remains active as of Friday.
Author note: Last updated May 1, 2026.