The new dashcam video shows police officers approaching the suspects
Pier Shelton, 28, then fired upon the cops with an AK-47, leading to an exchange of gunfire that took his life and left several cops wounded
Shelton s cousin, Aaron, was arrested and faces several charges
The incident began Monday morning with a high-speed police chase
One of the suspects fired at the chasing officers from the passenger window
Ultimately, three officers were injured, two of whom were quickly released
One of the officers was shot in the head, however, and remains hospitalized
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Surviving suspect of Carroll County chase denied bond as officers recover
Bond denied for police chase suspect
The suspect who investigator said led troopers, deputies, and officers on a high-speed chase ending in Carroll County, injuring 3 law enforcement officers with gunfire during the flight, was denied bond.
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. - The surviving suspect who police say led them on an early morning high-speed chase will remain behind bars, a Carroll County magistrate judge ruled on Tuesday.
Aaron Shelton, 22, is facing five counts of aggravated assault and three counts of aggravated battery.
Shelton was soft-spoken and did not say much at the initial hearing.
Video shows man firing on deputies after high-speed chase
April 14, 2021 GMT
VILLA RICA, Ga. (AP) Dashcam video released Wednesday shows a man opening fire on Georgia sheriff’s deputies and the deputies returning fire following a high-speed chase.
Authorities have said two cousins from Birmingham, Alabama 22-year-old Aaron Jajuan Shelton and 28-year-old Pier Alexander Shelton led officers from several different law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase early Monday morning after fleeing a traffic stop on Interstate 20 about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Atlanta. Three officers were shot and wounded and Pier Shelton was killed by officers.
After the cousins led police on a chase through Carrollton and Villa Rica, the Nissan Sentra they were traveling in went down a side road and crashed in a wooded area near a Villa Rica elementary school. Officers began setting up a perimeter to search for the two men, according to a news release from the Carroll County Sheriff’
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