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Shooting in Georgia… Suspect killed, 3 Officers Wounded


Tue 13 Apr 2021 | 01:50 AM
Omnia Ahmed

Three law enforcement officers were wounded during shooting and chase in Georgia that ended with one suspect being killed and a second suspect taken into custody, authorities said on Monday.

The authorities stated that the officers from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Carrollton and Villa Rica police were taken to hospitals in Atlanta, adding that their conditions were not immediately known.

Capt. Brandon Dawson of the state patrol said, at a news conference, that the chase began when a Georgia state trooper clocked a car traveling 111 mph on Interstate 20 around 3:30 a.m.

Dawson added that the trooper pursued and the car stopped, then drove away, noting that the trooper used his vehicle to force the car to stop beside the road, but the driver regained control and "continued to run."

"His passenger used a rifle and shot at the trooper's patrol car, striking it and disabling it," he said.

Moreover, Carrollton Police Chief Joel Richards stated that the two suspects continued into Carrollton County on Highway 61 when the passenger "leaned out the window and fired rounds" into a city of the police officer's vehicle resulting in an officer being struck and another hitting a utility pole.