Incident

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9-29-2017 Georgia Cedartown 2-1

Location

September 29, 2017

Incident Address

Cedartown, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Detective Kristen Hearne
Age: 29
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

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

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Seth Brandon Spangler
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Police Targeted

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/armed-and-dangerous-suspect-accused-of-shooting-2-officers-taken-into-custody/616756573

URL: http://www.11alive.com/news/polk-county-officer-shooting/479589574

URL: http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/georgia-detective-killed-officer-shot-during-ambush-suspects-custody/k3c1RwmxJC8oAN95F1O3eJ/

URL: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/slain-detective-identified-after-two-arrested-in-shooting-of-polk-co-officers/616756573

URL: https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/news/local/death-penalty-dropped-as-defendant-in-polk-detective-murder-case-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-life/article_e8e4d20a-b110-11ec-99a8-fbd5b6a1f4f0.html

District

Congressional District: 14
State Senate District: 31
State House District: 16