Georgia officer and suspect dead following gunfire at traffic stop

Published June 17, 2021 11:50am ET



A police officer died Thursday morning following a shooting incident at a traffic stop in Holly Springs that also left the suspect dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The suspect was male, and the officer was from Holly Springs, a town approximately 37 miles northwest of Atlanta, the bureau said in a brief statement. The identities are unknown at this time.

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