Authorities hunt for 2nd suspect in police shooting

SNELLVILLE, Ga. — Two teenage suspects, including one who still is being sought by police, are facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a school, authorities said Sunday.

Gwinnett County Police said in a statement that they believe 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard fatally shot Officer Antwan Toney on Saturday afternoon in the Snellville area. Maynard remained at large early Sunday and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. He faces charges of aggravated assault and felony murder.

“Tafahree Maynard needs to turn himself in,” Gwinnett County Police Chief Butch Ayers said at a press conference.

Police said Maynard wasn’t found in a house in the county that was searched Sunday evening. Authorities said in a statement a SWAT team was sent to serve a search warrant for Maynard at the home “but he was not there and is still at large.” The statement called on the public for help in finding the suspect.

A second suspect, 19-year-old Isaiah Pretlow, was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a firearm at an officer during the pursuit after Toney’s fatal shooting, police said earlier.

Toney died at a hospital from his injuries, police said. The 30-year-old had been with the Gwinnett County Police Department for nearly three years.