Buford, GA - Gwinnett Co.
Police Shoot, Kill Suspect Who They Say Stole Cop Car
Last Edited: Friday, 08 Jun 2007, 12:22 PM EDT
Created: Friday, 08 Jun 2007, 12:13 PM EDT
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) -- Gwinnett County police shot and killed a suspect this
morning after authorities say he stole a patrol car and kept ramming it into a
pickup truck.
Police spokesman Corporal Darren Moloney says the shooting occurred after an
officer responded to a report at 7:15 am about a man threatening at least two
people with a knife in downtown Buford.
Moloney says authorities do not know what the man's motive was.
He says the officer spotted the suspect and the two became involved in a
"physical confrontation." He says the suspect jumped into the officer's
police car and drove about 200 yards before hitting a pickup truck.
Moloney said a second patrol car blocked the stolen police vehicle from behind,
as officers ordered the man to get out of the car. Moloney says the suspect
kept slamming the truck with the patrol car, and the officer fired.
Authorities have not released the name of the suspect.
Moloney says the driver of the truck did not require treatment.