Georgia
Man shot after shooting Georgia deputy following chase
DULUTH, Ga.
Officials admit police officers shot and even critically wounded a male in suburban Atlanta immediately after he shot a sheriff’s deputy carrying out a chase.
The Georgia Bureau of Analysis tells local news outlet stores that 34-year-old Henry Parker Whitley was shot in least once Friday and even critically injured. He has been hospitalized in Lawrenceville.
Whitley is accused of filming a Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy following a follow that began with the call to police concerning a stolen SUV in a Lawrenceville shopping center. Local police and deputies point out they detained a women but that Whitley forced away, leading multiple police officers on a chase the fact that ended at an condo complex in Duluth.
Officers say Whitley tried to be able to drive the SUV concerning buildings but crashed along a slope.
GBI affirms Whitley shot and injured a deputy who contacted. The deputy is estimated to recover.
Other deputies and officers fired in Whitley. It’s unclear exactly how many times having been struck. Neighbors say officers replied with dozens of photographs.
WSB-TV reports Whitley barricaded himself in the motor vehicle and that police utilized stun grenades to get the pup out.
GBI is analyzing.