The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suspect in sexual assault killed after firing on police
The GBI is investigating after a man suspected of a sexual assault was shot and killed by Clayton County police Thursday afternoon after he opened fire on them, officials said.
It happened around noon near a Valero gas station at the intersection of Riverdale and Crystal Lake roads, just south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The alleged assault happened overnight, officials told the news station. The suspect’s identity has not been released. No officers were injured.
Authorities told Channel 2 they were investigating the assault when the suspect pulled up in car and opened fire. Police have not released any additional information.
aof the bar Thursday afternoon. He was described as alert when he was taken to a hospital.
Investigators believe Pruett asked the group to leave when an altercation broke out between them. One of the men pulled out a handgun and fired at Pruett, police said. The suspects fled in what appeared to be a rideshare vehicle. Police have not released any other details. of theft by deception and identity theft, as well as a violation of the records and reports of currency transactions law. He is being held on a $22,400 bond.
Gwinnett police said Anderson used social media ads to trick people into thinking they were buying property in Ellenwood.
At least two people told investigators they wired more than $100,000 to an Atlanta law group, which Anderson claimed to represent, police previously said. The victims later showed up at the law office and learned the firm had no ties to the property, officials said.
Curteze Avery, 30, of Lafayette, Alabama, pleaded to murder and feticide as part of a negotiated deal and was sentenced to life in prison. He will be eligible for parole in 2052, Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Herb Cranford said in a statement. Avery has been held in the Troup County Jail without bond since his arrest in July 2022.
Avery murdered 26-year-old Breanna Burgess, who was found by LaGrange police officers on a routine patrol. She had been stabbed in the throat at least 14 times, Cranford said. Burgess and her unborn baby were pronounced dead at the scene. Her obituary said she was survived by three children.
Soon after the body was found, detectives accessed Burgess’ phone records and reached a friend who said Burgess was last seen with Avery in his neongreen Chevrolet Camaro, Cranford said. Detectives found footage of the Camaro going to and from the murder scene.