Officer-Involved Shooting in Norcross, Home Invasion Suspect Dead

The suspect in a home invasion is dead after being shot by police in the Norcross area.

According to Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Edwin Ritter, the suspect forced entry into a home at Woodland Ridge Apartments at 301 Tree Trail Pkwy. in unincorporated Norcross Monday morning (April 22).

Two pre-teen children were home alone, but they were able to make it out of the apartment safely and contact a neighbor who called police, according to Ritter.

Police say they got a call about the home invasion around 7:30 a.m. and arrived on scene at 7:35 a.m.

"The first responding officer was confronted by the suspect as he exited the apartment. The suspect presented a deadly force confrontation with the police officer, forcing to officer to respond with deadly force, by shooting the suspect," said Ritter in a news release.

The suspect was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center where he later died from his injury. The officer was not injured.

The Gwinnett County Police Deadly Force Investigation Team, comprised of investigators from the Homicide Unit and The Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office are on scene conducting a thorough investigation into the incident that occurred.

There are multiple witnesses. It's not clear if the suspect took anything. There's no info on the suspect. Police have to identify next of kin.

Check Norcross Patch for updates.