Georgia officer fatally shot near school in Snellville

SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) ـــ Two teen-aged suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, were charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a middle school, authorities said Sunday.

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

Ofc. Antwan Toney was killed in the line of duty while investigating a suspicious vehicle. His 3 year anniversary with the department would have been in 6 days. pic.twitter.com/FHTWNljTx1

— Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) ٢٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١٨

Isaiah Pretlow (in dreadlocks) has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault. Still at large is Tafahree Maynard, who is charged with Aggravated Assault and Felony Murder in connection with Ofc. Toney’s murder. Anyone with information on Maynard should call 770-513-5710. pic.twitter.com/18w0JXV1VG

— Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) ٢١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٨

A second suspect, 19-year-old Isaiah Pretlow, was charged with aggravated assault related to a separate incident following Toney's fatal shooting, police said.

police said the officer was shot at around 3 p.m.EDT while approaching a suspicious vehicle parked behind Shiloh Middle School in Snellville, a suburb about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta.

As Toney and another officer were approaching the vehicle, shots were fired from inside the car, police said. At least one shot came through the glass and struck Toney. The other responding officers returned fire and pulled him to cover.

Both suspects are from Snellville.

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