Georgia lodge room shootout leaves 1 officer useless, one other critically wounded

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A Georgia man shot a pair of law enforcement officials who had been questioning him at a lodge after he invited them into his room on Sunday, killing one and critically wounding the opposite, based on officers.

The capturing suspect, recognized as 35-year-old Kevin Andrews of Decatur, was additionally shot by one of many officers through the incident, Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure stated throughout a information convention.

Andrews was transported to a hospital for medical therapy and is anticipated to outlive. He shall be transferred to the county jail as soon as he's launched from the hospital.

The shootout occurred on Sunday morning close to Stone Mountain, situated about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta.

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Officer Pradeep Tamang was killed within the capturing and officer David Reed was critically wounded. (Gwinnett County Police)

The 2 officers responded to a Vacation Inn Specific after an individual in South Carolina reported that somebody had fraudulently used their bank card on the lodge, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation stated in a press release. The company stated the officers spoke with the entrance desk clerk, who knowledgeable them that the room was being rented by Andrews.

After studying that Andrews had an energetic warrant out of DeKalb County for failure to look, the officers went to the lodge room to arrest him, based on the company.

McClure stated the suspect greeted the officers on the door to his room and invited them inside.

"They started discussing the state of affairs or the incident with him," McClure stated. "And sooner or later the suspect produced a handgun and, in an unprovoked assault, fired at our Gwinnett County law enforcement officials."

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Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure speaks at a information convention on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (WSB by way of AP)

The chief identified the officers as Pradeep Tamang and David Reed.

Tamang, 25, died from his accidents at a hospital. He joined the police division in 2024.

Reed was hospitalized in critical however secure situation on Sunday afternoon. He joined the division in 2015.

Gov. Brian Kemp stated he was "mourning the lack of a courageous officer" and "praying for the swift restoration of one other."

"That is the most recent reminder of the risks legislation enforcement face every day, and we're grateful for each one which places themselves in hurt’s strategy to defend their fellow Georgians," Kemp stated on X.

The capturing suspect, Kevin Andrews, was shot by one of many officers and transported to a hospital for therapy. (Gwinnett County Police)

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Andrews has been charged with one depend of malice homicide, one depend of felony homicide, two counts of aggravated assault upon a public security officer and one depend of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which usually handles shootings involving officers within the Peach State, is dealing with the investigation, which stays ongoing.