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An active shooter at the Hawthorne at Linden Park on 1260 St. Francis Court in Locust Grove in Georgia has hit three officers.
On social media, the Henry County Sheriff confirmed that two Henry County deputies and one Locust Grove officer were shot. Two were airlifted to local hospitals and one was taken by ambulance. The man who shot them is now believed to be dead. Reports of the shootings were confirmed by Henry County police spokesman Joey Smith.
The identity of the suspect and the three officers was kept unknown in early reports of the story.
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that the Locust Grove officer was fatally shot. According to Time, he had been on the force for about five years. The two Henry County deputies were said to be veterans, with one currently in serious condition, the other in fair condition.
What happens now?
The Gwinnett County Police Department released the following message on social media:
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Henry Co Sheriff’s deputies and Locust Grove officer who were shot this morning in Henry County. We hope they survive their injuries and make a full recovery.”
Many local schools have been placed on lockdown. Three children had been brought out of a house in the area and were taken to a neighboring residence. Police also blocked off multiple entrances of a subdivision near a local outlet mall, with police also turning away people who do not live in the neighborhood. One home’s front yard was also covered with yellow police tape.
A second active shooting situation was believed to be ongoing at Summit Racing in McDonough, but police later confirmed that it was not an active scene and had no connection to the incident. Around the time, a shooting had also taken place at the Georgia veteran’s home, but that incident is also believed to be unrelated.
The Henry County Fire Department Station No. 2 has planned a news conference expected to air at 2 PM.
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UPDATE: According to AJC, the officer who lost his life in the shooting was later identified as Chase Maddox. The two Henry County sheriff’s deputies were also later identified as Michael D. Corley and Ralph Sidwell“Sid” Callaway. Of the two hospitalized sheriffs, Callaway was later released after treatment. Reportedly, they were wounded while serving an arrest warrant Friday at a home on St. Francis Court.
As this story is breaking, more information will be released as made available.
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