*UPDATE: Tafahree Maynard, the man accused of shooting and killing a Gwinnett County, Georgia police officer Saturday, is dead, officials told Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News.
Developing …
Backstory … here’s what was reported earlier …
In the ultimate black-on-black crime, an 18-year-old black man is the target of a manhunt in Georgia. That man is Tafahree Maynard, who is the suspect in the murder of a black police officer, according to authorities in Gwinnett, GA.
Police have confirmed news reports that say Maynard and his accomplice, Isaiah Pretlow, 19, are accused of opening fire without warning at Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney, 30, and his partner.
Reports say the two officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle, authorities confirmed.
Pretlow is currently in custody and has been charged with aggravated assault while Maynard remains at large and is believed to be “armed and dangerous,” according to Gwinnett County Police Chief A.A. “Butch” Ayers.
“Our information is that Tafahree fled the scene of the shooting on foot,” Ayers said via the Gwinnett Daily Post. “He is a black male, 6’1”, 200 pounds. I’m not going to go into any details about the investigation or how we developed these suspects, but a manhunt is actively underway right now for (Tafahree).”
The Gwinnett County Police Department issued a $5,000 reward for information leading to Maynard’s arrest and indictment during the ongoing manhunt.
BASKET BRAWL! CHRIS PAUL, BRANDON INGRAM AND RAJON RONDO SUSPENDED, FINED FOLLOWING ON-COURT FIGHT
BREAKING: the scene from the search for the suspect wanted in murder of #AntwanToney @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/11e5ofd3fy
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) October 22, 2018
According to Sgt. Jake Smith, Toney and his unidentified partner approached an automobile near the Shiloh Middle School in Snellville, Georgia at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday following a report of people smoking marijuana.
“Before they could even get to the vehicle the shots rang out” from inside the car, Smith said, adding that the incident doesn’t happen “99.999 percent” of the time.
“That it went this way, it’s just tragic,” Smith said.
One bullet fatally struck Toney while his partner, who was not injured during the incident, dragged him away for cover, according to Smith.
The officer was taken to nearby Gwinnett County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Following the incident, the car drove off and crashed less than a mile away from the shooting incident, according to Smith. The officers returned fire, but it has not been confirmed whether anyone in the vehicle was hit or if they’d experienced any injuries from the crash, Smith said.
Both suspects fled the scene on foot after the crash, according to the report.
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