LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A police officer was killed and one other was critically wounded Sunday in a shootout at a resort in suburban Atlanta.
Gwinnett County police mentioned in a press release that gunfire broke out early Sunday after two officers had been dispatched on a name reporting fraud on the deal with of a resort close to Stone Mountain, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.
When the officers arrived, police mentioned, they encountered an individual who drew a gun and shot each officers. The officers returned fireplace, wounding the suspect. One of many officers was killed, the police assertion mentioned, and the opposite was hospitalized Sunday in essential however steady situation.
Police mentioned the suspect was additionally being handled for a gunshot wound. No different accidents had been reported.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp mentioned he was mourning the demise and praying for the restoration of the second officer.
“That is the newest reminder of the risks regulation enforcement face each day, and we’re grateful for each one which places themselves in hurt’s method to shield their fellow Georgians,” Kemp mentioned on the social platform X.
Police didn’t instantly launch any additional info, together with the names of the officers or the suspect.
The taking pictures investigation was turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which usually handles shootings involving cops in Georgia.
