Overview
- Officers responding around 7:30 a.m. to a fraud or forgery complaint at a Hampton Inn were invited into a room where the suspect produced a handgun and opened fire.
- Police identified the fallen officer as Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang, 25, who died at Northside Gwinnett Hospital.
- Cpl. David M. Reed was also shot and remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
- The suspect, Kevin Andrews, 35, was shot by an officer, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, released from the hospital, and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe with the county district attorney considering potential charges, and officials say Andrews has a lengthy criminal history with active warrants.