The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has accused a 34-year-old man in the shooting of a Gwinnett County deputy. | Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has accused a 34-year-old man in the shooting of a Gwinnett County deputy. | Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Thirty-four-year-old James Edward Perkins is accused by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) of being the triggerman in the recent shooting of a Gwinnett County deputy, a recent FOX 5 Atlanta report said.
Investigators allege Perkins shot the deputy after stealing an SUV and leading authorities on a chase, the FOX 5 report said.
Police were called to a Lawrenceville Goodwill facility and found a stolen vehicle with Perkins behind the wheel, the report said. Perkins then drove the vehicle away to the Anzio Apartments located on the 3100 block of Sweetwater Road near Old Norcross Road just west of Lawrenceville.
When Perkins tried to fit his car between a clubhouse and two buildings, he crashed; the report said.
At that point, a deputy approached the SUV, and the GBI alleges Perkins fired shots, leaving the officer with non-life-threatening injuries; the report said. The deputy was part of a K-9 unit; the K-9 was unharmed.
Other officers fired and hit Perkins, the report said. It is unclear how many times the suspect was hit.
Perkins was arrested by Gwinnett County Police Department SWAT and is currently in critical condition at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, officials told FOX 5 Atlanta.
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