Deputy injured in shootout
A Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy was wounded while helping police officers with a chase of a stolen vehicle. The gentleman responsible barricaded himself in that SUV. He was at some point arrested.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy was wounded in a shootout with a man in a stolen SUV who investigators stated led law enforcement officers on a chase just before barricading himself in the automobile.
Just immediately after 5 p.m., officers spotted the stolen SUV near the intersection of Pleasant Hill Street and Sweetwater Push. Officers tried to stop the vehicles, but the driver took off.
The driver led officers a lot less than a mile absent to the Anzio Apartment Properties located in the 3100 block of Sweetwater Road around Old Norcross Highway just west of Lawrenceville. Officers and deputies adopted the car into the complex.
At some stage, pictures were exchanged, striking a Gwinnett County K-9 Unit deputy. That deputy was rushed in secure problem to an space clinic. They are predicted to make a whole restoration. The deputy’s identify has not been launched.
Law enforcement mentioned no K-9s were wounded.
“He started taking pictures at the police — it was like a single shot — pow!” one resident reported.
The guy then barricaded himself in his vehicle, prompting a SWAT standoff. Legislation enforcement officers flooded the region.
SKYFOX 5 just right after 6 p.m. flew about the scene. At the very least 50 police cruisers had been spotted at an condominium elaborate close to Lawrenceville on Friday. The law enforcement cars lined the roadway for about two-tenths of a mile.
Sweetwater Highway was closed among Enjoyable Hill and Aged Norcross roadways for quite a few hours.
Officers in tactical gear, keeping prolonged rifles were witnessed knocking on doors and escorting people from their houses. Citizens confirmed they had been evacuated. Quite a few people have been remaining standing on a sidewalk in entrance of the complex even though law enforcement worked to take care of the problem.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody. He was rushed to an location hospital and his problem is not acknowledged. His identify and probable charges have not been introduced.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been questioned to look into the officer-involved capturing.