By Bill Galluccio
Apr 12, 2021
Three police officers were injured following a wild high-speed chase that ended in a shootout. The chase began in the city of Bremen after an officer clocked a vehicle driving 111 mph. Multiple agencies, including the Carroll County Sheriff s Office, and police in Carrollton and Villa Rica, joined the chase as the suspects tried to evade capture.
During the chase, a passenger in the vehicle started shooting at the pursuing officers with a rifle. Two officers were shot, and a third officer was injured after crashing into a utility pole. Officials said that one officer was shot twice, and another officer was struck in the arm by gunfire. They were taken to the hospital, and their conditions are unknown. The officers were identified as a Georgia State Patrol trooper, a Carroll County sheriff s deputy, and a Carrollton police officer, but their names were not released.
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Three officers were shot following a police chase in Carroll County, Georgia, early Monday morning.
A policeman with the Georgia State Patrol stopped a Nissan passenger car at 3:30 a.m. after it was found to be driving 111 mph on a local highway, law enforcement revealed in a press conference. The vehicle initially pulled to the side of the road, but both the driver and the passenger fled, leading law enforcement on a chase that eventually resulted in a PIT maneuver.
The suspect driving the Nissan regained control of the car while the passenger leaned out of the window and emptied a firearm into the vehicle of one of the officers in pursuit, striking him several times. The policeman was transported to a hospital in Atlanta and was undergoing surgery at the time of publishing.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 12, 2021
Three police officers were injured following a wild high-speed chase that ended in a shootout. The chase began in the city of Bremen after an officer clocked a vehicle driving 111 mph. Multiple agencies, including the Carroll County Sheriff s Office, and police in Carrollton and Villa Rica, joined the chase as the suspects tried to evade capture.
During the chase, a passenger in the vehicle started shooting at the pursuing officers with a rifle. Two officers were shot, and a third officer was injured after crashing into a utility pole. Officials said that one officer was shot twice, and another officer was struck in the arm by gunfire. They were taken to the hospital, and their conditions are unknown. The officers were identified as a Georgia State Patrol trooper, a Carroll County sheriff s deputy, and a Carrollton police officer, but their names were not released.
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Three Georgia officers were wounded early Monday after a police chase led to a gunfight that left one suspect dead and another in custody, authorities said.
The incident unfolded just after 3:30 a.m. when a Georgia State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a car for speeding at 111 mph on Interstate 20, Georgia State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said during a news conference.
The car initially stopped but quickly sped off with the trooper in pursuit until a passenger in the suspect vehicle opened fire on the patrol car, disabling the vehicle.