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The search for a man accused of killing and killing a Gwinnett police officer started on Monday, his third day, as police patrolled the area around his mother's home.
Just before 9 am, Gwinnett police said that there had been a "credible sighting" of 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard in the Snellville area in the past 12 hours.
SWAT teams were seen on the Cordite Loop in Snellville, near members of the Maynard family, the Gwinnett County Police Sergeant. Jake Smith told reporters Monday morning. Officials think it's in this area.
A SWAT team was on Cordite Loop at Snellville on Monday morning. JOHN SPINK / [email protected]
Police believe Maynard fired the shot that killed Antwan Toney, a 30-year-old Gwinnett County police officer, on Saturday afternoon.
"We are pulling out resources as much as possible," Smith said of Maynard, who had last attended Shiloh High School in February 2017.
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There's a good chance the police can find Maynard alive, Smith said. When Maynard was seen, he was "relatively healthy," although he may have a hand injury, Smith said.
Anyone who sees Maynard should call 911 and stay away from him, the police said.
Another suspect, Isaiah Pretlow, 19, of Snellville, was arrested late Saturday night by US marshals and charged with aggravated assault. He was arrested at the Gwinnett County Detention Center shortly before 6:30 am Sunday and is currently being held without bail, according to prison records.
Maynard and he were together when Toney was called in to investigate a "suspicious vehicle" near Shiloh Middle School in unincorporated Snellville, police said.
Toney was shot as he approached the car, officials said. He was taken to the Gwinnett Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Toney, the fourth Georgian officer killed by gunshots this year and 45th nationwide, was just days away from his three-year-old birthday in the police when he was killed.
Visits are scheduled for 14:00 and 18:00. Tuesday at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree Corners. Toney's funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 am at 12 Stone Church, 1322 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville.
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Police are still looking for a suspect after a Gwinnett officer was killed in the line of duty on Saturday.
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