![]() ![]() “He is conscious, breathing and talking at this time,” Scandrett said of that officer.Ĭlayton County Police Chief Kevin Roberts said all three officers are expected to recover. One officer was shot in the back and was taken by helicopter to an Atlanta trauma center, Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said. “He had a gun, he was bleeding, he was naked,” Robinson said.Ī Henry County sheriff’s deputy and two Clayton County police officers were injured in the attempt to arrest Longmore, officials said. ![]() Justin Robinson told WANF-TV that Longmore entered the backyard of a townhouse. After exchanging gunfire with Longmore, Clayton police said he ran away. Clayton County police said a Henry County sheriff’s deputy saw the SUV that Longmore stole from one of the victims and began chasing him, calling for help. Officials said Longmore was killed about 15 miles (25 kilometers) to the north of Hampton in suburban Jonesboro. The exchange of gunfire came a day after Saturday morning’s shootings rocked a bucolic subdivision in Hampton, south of Georgia’s main city. Officials said Andre Longmore was shot during an intense search for the 40-year-old suspect. (AP) - Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff’s deputy and two police officers wounded while trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said. ![]()
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