Georgia suspect in 4 killings fatally shot, gunfire exchanged and 2 officers hurt, authorities say

Officers in Hampton, Georgia shot and killed Andre Longmore, wanted in connection with four weekend killings. A Henry County Sheriff's deputy and a Clayton County police officer were injured in the exchange of gunfire.

Officers shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, and a sheriff’s deputy and a police officer were injured trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said.

Henry County Sheriff’s spokesperson Syntonnia Moore said Andre Longmore was shot during an intense manhunt for the 40-year-old man. The exchange of gunfire came a day after July 15 morning’s shootings rocked a quiet subdivision of Hampton, south of Georgia’s main city.

Ms. Moore said law enforcement forces killed Longmore in a nearby area of Clayton County, adding a Henry County sheriff’s deputy and a Clayton County police officer were injured in the attempt to arrest Longmore.

Ms. Moore said she had no update on the officers’ conditions.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Van Grady confirmed gunfire was exchanged, adding of Longmore: “He fired on law enforcement and they returned fire.” Earlier, before the shooting of the suspect, he had signalled the manhunt had come to an end, saying “the threat posed by Mr. Longmore to the public has been eliminated”.

Authorities had said they were seeking Longmore on four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of four people on July 15 morning in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision of Hampton. Police haven’t disclosed a motive for those shootings.

On July 16, the subdivision was crawling with law enforcement officers and Hampton Police Capt. Chaundra Brownlee said in a statement that investigators were actively seeking the public’s help and “looking into each tip provided” as they searched for Longmore.