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Gwinnet County, Ga. – Channel 2 Action News learned that a police officer from Gwinnett County had been shot dead Saturday afternoon in Snellville. The officer had been taken to the Gwinnett Medical Center in critical condition.
Rikki Klaus and Chris Jose of Channel 2 are working on getting more information on LIVE updates as this story unfolds.
The incident occurred around 3 pm. Saturday on the parking lot of Shiloh Middle School, according to officials. Police said the police were responding to a suspicious vehicle parked behind the school when the suspects began firing.
The officer was hit "not in the vest".
The police do not have people in custody but say that there is more than one suspect. Police do not know if one of the suspects is injured. Several law enforcement agencies work several scenes.
One resident said he saw the SWAT team hitting a Snellville shipyard with shields and shoulder guns.
Residents who reached out Channel 2 Action News Say that the police asked the residents to stay home and told them that they were still looking for the shooter. Other residents said they heard several shots.
At least one ambulance was seen fleeing the scene.
Live Updates:
5:14 p.m.
Rikki Klaus from channel 2 I just saw a huge SWAT vehicle on Bethany Church Rd.
This big SWAT vehicle has just passed. The helicopter is now part of the Bethany Church Rd area. pic.twitter.com/sYKfUVYl7Q
– Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) October 20, 2018
17:00.
WHAT WE KNOW NOW:
– The bullet of the officer is in critical condition; was not touched at the waistcoat
– Several suspects are on the run
– Several agencies work several scenes
– SWAT is on stage
4:45 p.m.
Gwinnett County Police have just given an update on the shooting involving an officer. WATCH:
4:33 p.m.
Rikki Klaus from channel 2 says that it is one of the most "intense and urgent" scenes that it has been twice as law enforcement vehicles continue to pour into the county of Gwinnett:
We just saw this on Bethany Church Road. pic.twitter.com/A672WaueiA
– Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) October 20, 2018
4:27 p.m.
Chris Jose from channel 2 and photographer Brandon Bryant see several police vehicles from Gwinnett County heading for the scene of the shooting involving an officer:
BREAKING: @SeidenWSBTV and I see several Gwinnett County patrol units overtaking us in the direction of shooting involving officers. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/0HQKUpJPFh
– Brandon Lee Bryant (@bbryantWSB) October 20, 2018
4:17 p.m.
A neighbor told us that he had just seen the SWAT team strike a Snelville shipyard, as a result of a shot involving an officer. He said that they had shields, shoulder guns. pic.twitter.com/HkHm9D4zvO
– Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) October 20, 2018
4:12 p.m.
Rikki Klaus from channel 2 just arrived on a very active scene:
Police cars continue to circulate in Gwinnett following the shooting of an officer. pic.twitter.com/MuTHLX1atS
– Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) October 20, 2018
16:00.
Rikki Klaus and Michael Seiden of Channel 2 are on the scene to find out more.
BREAK: An officer fired on an unincorporated shootout at Snellville in Gwinnett County. We are heading towards the stage. @SeidenWSBTV will question the police. pic.twitter.com/9x1dyYSgf0
– Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) October 20, 2018
Reporters and photographers come to the scene for live updates on this developing story.
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