Saturday, August 20, 2005
Welcome to the Neighborhood
The following took place one mile from the Austell Outback (Mom, please don't read this).
A manhunt is underway for one of two suspects who allegedly shot a police officer outside a BP station on Austell Road late Saturday afternoon in Cobb County. The shooting occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m.
The suspects have been identified as 20-year-old Darin Richardson and his 26-year-old brother Daven. Both are black males. Daven Richardson was caught a few hours after the manhunt began.
According to authorities a call came in from the BP service station about two suspicious men. They had been seen hanging around the station in a truck for a few days. When an officer arrived, he did a check on the men’s identification.
A second officer soon arrived. Shortly after his arrival shots were fired, hitting the officer who performed the checks.
“They asked him to get out the vehicle. At some point when one of the suspects got out of the vehicle he shot one of our officers. I believe he shot him twice,” said Cpl. Brody Staud of the Cobb County Police Department.
One witness said that he heard three shots that sounded like popping noises. Authorities say one suspect ran behind Party City, a store located in a nearby mall. The other suspect ran in the opposite direction. As they ran an ambulance arrived on the scene to transport the wounded officer to a nearby hospital.
As the manhunt continues, police are convinced the remaining suspect hasn’t gone far. “They both will be caught and brought to justice,” said one officer.
The officer who was shot was treated at a nearby hospital and later released. He is recovering at home.
You can click on the Atlanta News Link to see what else is going on in this crazy city.
