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Georgia sheriff: 3 officers wounded, 1 suspect dead, 1 held
AP via ABC News ^ | 04/12/2021

Posted on 04/12/2021 9:30:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

VILLA RICA, Ga. -- Three officers were shot in a police chase that ended early Monday with one suspect killed and another in custody, authorities said.

A Georgia State Patrol trooper clocked a car going 111 mph (179 kph) on Interstate 20 and initiated a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said. The driver stopped initially and then took off again with the trooper in pursuit. The trooper bumped the car to try to stop it but the driver of the car regained control, Dawson said.

The trooper continued pursuing the vehicle until a passenger used a rifle to fire at the patrol car and hit it, taking it out of action.

Police officers from Carrollton then joined the chase. At some point, a passenger leaned out and fired a shot into a police vehicle, hitting an officer, Carrollton Police Chief Joel Richards said. The officer lost control of his vehicle and hit a utility pole. Other officers stopped to help him.

The suspect continued on and Villa Rica police officers pursued the car down a side road, Villa Rica Police Chief Michael Mansour said. Shots were fired at the officers and one officer was hit twice, he said.

A Carroll County sheriff's deputy was also shot in the arm, Sheriff Terry Langley said.

One suspect was killed and the other was taken into custody “after a negotiation” and was being held in the Carroll County jail, Langley said.

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1 posted on 04/12/2021 9:30:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“after a negotiation” ...................

2 posted on 04/12/2021 9:35:41 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: SeekAndFind

Example #3,987,456 of why cops get jittery when people don’t follow their commands during ‘routine’ traffic stops, particularly at night.

The next car you pull over can always be the last car you pull over.


3 posted on 04/12/2021 9:35:52 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: SeekAndFind

4 posted on 04/12/2021 9:36:25 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Red Badger

Aw you beat me to it.


5 posted on 04/12/2021 9:36:49 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

This is what you get when you show leftists and criminals there are no consequences for their crimes. Also, this is what happens when the media defends obvious criminals against the police.

I don’t see how it doesn’t continue to devolve from here.


6 posted on 04/12/2021 9:37:37 AM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Check back tomorrow for another episode of “When God Judges a Nation”.


7 posted on 04/12/2021 9:37:38 AM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: SeekAndFind

Officers already shot up and still there’s negotiations? THAT’S magnanimous.


8 posted on 04/12/2021 9:40:16 AM PDT by HKMk23 (INADEQUACY: If this keeps up, we may not be able to let you help us anymore.)
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To: ScubaDiver

>> Example #3,987,456 of why cops get jittery when people don’t follow their commands during ‘routine’ traffic stops, particularly at night.

Bingo! And that includes the latest hero of the leftist media:

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/04/12/town-fires-police-officer-involved-in-traffic-stop-of-black-army-lieutenant/


9 posted on 04/12/2021 9:40:29 AM PDT by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is all the fault of demoncrats who spent all last year encouraging and enabling violence.


10 posted on 04/12/2021 9:42:07 AM PDT by doc maverick
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To: DannyTN

Gotta be fast!.....................


11 posted on 04/12/2021 9:43:19 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

Love that scene. Great movie, just visually stunning.


12 posted on 04/12/2021 9:43:54 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Red Badger

That must be from an old movie... Bruce has hair.


13 posted on 04/12/2021 9:46:02 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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............. 1997 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Element . . . . .
14 posted on 04/12/2021 9:47:50 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: SeekAndFind
Before anyone goes blaming the Amish...


15 posted on 04/12/2021 9:48:38 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: SeekAndFind

Odd that reports of firearm misuse have, or seem to have, gone up exponentially since 1/20/2021.


16 posted on 04/12/2021 9:49:58 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: Red Badger

Ha, I should have known.


17 posted on 04/12/2021 9:52:30 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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To: SeekAndFind

NOT hanging, uh, placing an air freshener on the rear view while driving? 😨


18 posted on 04/12/2021 9:52:30 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: ScubaDiver

That’s a pretty broad brush. True enough, any interaction is a potential danger. That said, the 99.997% of folks directed to pull over do so and all is well. It’s always the .007% that speed off, fight and do unlawful violence.

To characterize all interactions as you do is part of the problem.


19 posted on 04/12/2021 10:46:04 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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"Odd that reports of firearm misuse have, or seem to have, gone up exponentially since 1/20/2021."

Yes - "REPORTS".

It's almost like someone is pushing an agenda, isn't it?

20 posted on 04/12/2021 11:24:28 AM PDT by Be Free (When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.)
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