Two Cops Shot in ATL Metro - Gwinnett County

They got a call from South Carolina law enforcement from a call from an SC resident who saw a fraudulent charge on his credit card to a hotel in Georgia. So the Georgia cops go the hotel, talk to the clerk at 7:30AM, and then go confront the man in his room.

While attempting to arrest him, he pulled a gun and murdered a 25 year old cop and put the other cop with him in the hospital in serious but stable condition.

Here's a pic of the alleged.



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The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking the community for prayers and support after a shooting that left one of their officers dead and another seriously wounded at a local hotel over the weekend.

The shootout happened Sunday morning at a Holiday Inn near Stone Mountain. The officers were dispatched to the hotel after a caller in South Carolina reported someone had fraudulently used their credit card there, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The agency said the front desk manager directed the officers to the room of the person who had used the credit card.

Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure said the two officers were invited inside the room by 35-year-old Kevin Andrews.

"They began discussing the scenario or the incident with him," McClure said. "And at some point the suspect produced a handgun and, in an unprovoked attack, fired at our Gwinnett County police officers."

Officer Pradeep Tamang, 25, died from his injuries at Northside Gwinnett Hospital. Master Police Office David Reed was hospitalized and remains in critical condition.


Andrews was also shot and is currently recovering in the hospital. He has been charged with one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Officials say he has a lengthy criminal history, with multiple felony convictions.

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