Crime & Safety
Gwinnett Police: Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed by Officer (Update)
The shooting occurred at a Wells Fargo branch on Lawrenceville Highway.
Update
The robbery suspected has been identified. Find more on this story here.
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A robbery suspect was shot and killed by a Gwinnett Police officer Monday morning around 9 a.m.
Gwinnett Police spokesman Cpl. Ed Ritter said the shooting occurred at a Wells Fargo bank branch at 3066 Lawrenceville Highway in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
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"The first responding officer arrived on scene and made contact with the suspect were a shooting took place between the officer and the robbery suspect. The robbery suspect was shot by the officer and apparently died on scene," Ritter said in a news release.
The officer suffered an unspecified injury, but was expected to be OK.
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