Updated: Officer-Involved Shooting in Lilburn
Police say the shooting occurred during a shoplifting incident.
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Updated March 19, 11:30 a.m.: Lilburn Police Department has identified the suspect in a March 18 shoplifting incident at a Family Dollar.
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The Lilburn Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting at a local Family Dollar.
Police initially responded to a call of a "theft in progress" about 1:30 p.m. at the Family Dollar located at 5279 Lawrenceville Highway, according to a press release.
When the officer confronted the suspect at the store, he began to fight with the officer, police said.
"The officer pulled his city-issued taser, and the suspect took the officer's taser from him," the release stated. "The officer then pulled his service weapon out and shot him twice."
Police said the suspect was shot once in the chest and once in the face. The officer was not hurt during the altercation.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office were contacted to investigate the case.
"The preliminary investigation shows the officer was defending his own life, and his decision to use deadly force was justified," said Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley. "The GBI will be complete a thorough and exhaustive investigation and will return their findings as soon as possible."
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thcooper69
8:18 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
cops should carry a dumby taser on them ,jus so THAY can take it from them .
life would be so much simpler
thcooper69
8:20 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
i grew up in lilburn and it has gone from a quite simple town ,to a knarly GHETTO . KOODLES to the cop who talleyed out one less obama vote
jen mason
11:45 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
@thecooper69 - 'one less Obama vote'? How do you know this person voted for Obama? How about one less criminal on the street? How about kudos (not koodles) to the officer for doing his job?
Your cooment has made one thing clear: ignorance and racism is alive and well.
PS-spellcheck much?
salsa bird
12:28 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
@the cooper69,,... know. much?? definitely can tell your education level and ignorance. Maybe you should put your energy into some education instead of making yourself look like an illiterate???