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 injury proved fatal and he died several hours later. After leaving the hospital, the driver drove to his residence. He asked his roommate, the owner of the vehicle involved in the incident, to report it stolen. The male left his residence and within a short timeframe called police to identify himself as being at the scene of the officer shooting. A search of the vehicle turned up 2.4 grams of cocaine under the right passenger seat. The murder weapon, a .38-caliber six-shot snub-nosed revolver, was found at the foot of a hill, having been tossed from the moving vehicle during the flight. Charges were not filed against the driver. The other officer recovered from his wounds and returned to duty.

the deputy attempted to handcuff him. At that point, the man allegedly gained possession of the victim deputy’s .40-caliber semiautomatic service weapon and began firing over his head, getting off ten rounds. One of the rounds hit an assisting deputy in the ankle, shattering the bone; a second hit the victim deputy in the chest, entering through an armhole in his protective vest. The investigator, who was holding down the man, then managed to fire one round near his head, causing the man to drop the weapon. The 25-year-old male was then taken into custody and has been charged with Murder and Aggravated Assault. The wounded deputy recovered and returned to duty.

A 30-year-old deputy sheriff with over 3 years of service with the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department was shot and killed at approximately 6:30 p.m. on February 13 while attempting to serve a felony warrant. Having been made aware that a man who was the subject of a felony warrant from Forsyth County was in Gilmer County, members of the Sheriff’s Department and the Ellijay Police Department went to a residence to serve the male with a warrant for Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Battery. Two deputies went to the front door, and three deputies and one officer went to the back door to prevent the suspect from escaping. After announcing their presence, the deputies knocked on the front door which was answered by a man and another individual holding a baby. The individuals were asked to step outside and were secured by the deputies. The suspect then looked out of the door and allegedly shouted that he would not surrender. After a short standoff, the deputies realized that the man was not going to cooperate and placed pepper gas inside the back door. Within moments, a man leaped out of a window and ran across the highway with officers in pursuit. A Gilmer County deputy was first to catch up with the man, whom he wrestled to the ground. A police investigator arriving on the scene assisted by pinning the man to the ground while

On September 12 at 1 p.m. a detective with the Ocilla Police Department was fatally wounded as he searched a residence looking for a male wanted in an earlier murder. Following leads on the location of the suspect, the 56-yearold detective, along with other officers, requested and received permission from the occupant to search the residence. While searching a poorly lit bedroom, the veteran detective with over 6 years’ law enforcement experience, found a male hiding in a closet. The 18-year-old suspect shot the victim detective in the chest with a .38-caliber revolver; he died at the scene. The suspect was killed by return fire from accompanying officers. ILLINOIS At approximately 9:40 p.m. on March 22, an off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed while investigating an assault in front of his own residence. The 40-year-old officer, who had nearly 3 years of police experience, went to the foyer of his building to investigate the assault, identified himself as a police officer, and began questioning a man. The man allegedly fled up the stairs to a second floor apartment with the officer in pursuit. After the officer followed the individual into the apartment, a struggle ensued, during which

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