Roxanne Taylor, 57, was killed by Atlanta police on Friday morning, one day after they issued a warrant for his arrest.

He was gunned down after police gave chase - and now it has been revealed that the suspect believe had always believed was a woman was in fact a man.

'His name is Roxanne Taylor, a 57-year-old man,' a police spokesman said.

Taylor, of Atlanta, Georgia, was wanted after he robbed multiple drug stores over the past two weeks, most recently on Tuesday.

He was spotted in a Wendy's drive-thru on Friday by an unidentified person who then called the police.

Officers then tried to stop Taylor as he exited the fast food driveway, but instead he fled in his gold Jeep Liberty, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

After he was involved in a minor traffic accident officers heard a gunshot, returned fire and killed him with multiple bullet wounds.

No police were injured. Read More