New details emerge in fatal Newnan police chase

The Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office disclosed new evidence Monday regarding the police shooting of 19-year-old Zadarious Dorsey. Investigators confirmed Dorsey's DNA was on a stolen handgun recovered near the scene of the Oct. 3 foot chase in Newnan. District Attorney John Cranford Jr. met Thursday with civil attorneys, family members, NAACP leadership and local officials to present evidence gathered by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.A Canik 9mm pistol with an extended magazine and one bullet in the chamber was found 42 feet from where Dorsey fell, according to the district attorney's office. The gun was reported stolen out of Albany, Georgia, and a GBI report completed Oct. 15 matched DNA on the firearm to Dorsey.Dorsey was barred from possessing firearms under conditions of an Oct. 10, 2025 bond in Coweta County and a Feb. 16, 2026 bond in Carroll County, the office said. Surveillance footage from Cliff Circle showed the vehicle carrying Dorsey was never stopp