Lawrenceville, Georgia
June 16, 2014
Agencies: Gwinnett County Police Department Georgia
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
A Gwinnett Police officer shot and killed a suspected bank robber Monday morning after the suspect pistol whipped him during a struggle behind a nearby church, officials said.
Witnesses told police that a suspected robber had fled from a Wells Fargo Bank near Lawrenceville and an officer tracked the suspect to Bethesda United Methodist Church, on Bethesda Church Road, according to Gwinnett police.