Incident

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11-27-2024 Georgia Decatur 2-1

Location

November 27, 2024

Waldrop Park
1100 Waldrop Pl
Decatur, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Howell
Age: 35
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Sergeant Matthews
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Demetrius Sutherland
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Domestic Violence

Notes

Suspect shot and injured two officers in DV incident;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/2-dekalb-officers-shot-near-panthersville/OWKNINMS7RABBC7ZV5MJEIYGRM/

URL: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/2-dekalb-officers-shot-line-duty-released-hospital/47Y2XVOWX5DFPJBKEVOWKKEQKM/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 89