COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two deputies with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office were killed Thursday evening after being shot, Sheriff Craig D. Owens said.

Owens said the deputies were serving a warrant on Thursday night when they were ambushed.

Cobb County court officials identified the shooters Friday as Christopher Cook and Christopher Golden. The two men are expected to make their first court appearance at 4 p.m.

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and the Cobb County Police Department will hold a joint press conference immediately following the first appearance.

The name of the deputies killed have not been released.

“What I can tell you in this moment is this -- in plain terms it is simple, my two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Owens said. “The two suspects we believe are the perpetrators of this crime are currently in custody and are being held at the Cobb County Police Department for questioning.”

Owens said the warrant was for failure to appear by theft of deception.

Deputies were ambushed after they got out of their cars and began talking to the suspects. One suspect opened fire from a car and a second suspect also opened fire from house.

The two deputies, Owens said, had been with the sheriff’s office for more than five years.

WSB was on the scene watched as multiple jurisdictions responded to the house where the deputies were ambushed. WSB crews were also outside Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital where the deputies were taken.

Hours after the SWAT teams responded, the suspects were taken into custody around 12:15 a.m.

Owens said he doesn’t have the words at the moment to express the emotions, but asked for prayers for his deputies.

“Two wives have lost their amazing husbands,” Owens said. “Pray for us because we need it. Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County.”

WSB′s Kristen Holloway talked to a neighbor, Tiffany, who was stranded outside the neighborhood as the situation unfolded. She said it was amazing how the community came together and communicated about what was happening on social media. Neighbors provided snacks and drinks for investigators.

Still, she said the neighborhood is devastated by the loss of the two officers.

“We are all heartbroken, so somber here in the neighborhood because they were here, the (officers) were here to protect us and they were doing their job,” she said. “And we are heartbroken for the families.”

WSB has obtained the booking report for Cook, who is listed as living at the home on Hampton Glen court where the shooting happened. He was wanted on three felony counts of theft by receiving stolen property and three misdemeanor theft by deception charges.

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