Overview

• Forsyth County deputies say a domestic-related shooting at a townhouse in the Villages at Shakerag left the off-duty deputy dead over the weekend.
• The deputy’s teenage son escaped with multiple gunshot wounds to a neighbor who applied pressure to stop the bleeding, and the boy remains hospitalized in stable condition.
• Investigators identified the suspect as Eric Sumner, 43, of Suwanee, who fled the scene and was captured by Monroe County deputies after a pursuit on Interstate 75.
• Authorities say Sumner has been booked into the Forsyth County Jail on charges of homicide (murder) and two counts of aggravated assault with intent to murder.
• The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is leading the case, and officials described the killing as senseless as the investigation continues.