Georgia Deputy in Dramatic Shootout Caught on Dashcam
The shootout left the deputy and a suspect wounded after firing multiple shots.
Georgia Deputy in Dramatic Shootout Caught on Dashcam The shootout left the deputy and a suspect wounded after multiple shots were fired.
— — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy is thankful for his life after exchanging fire with a suspect while on a welfare call at a private residence in rural Troup County.
The officer’s dashcam captured dramatic video of the shootout, which took place on Monday.
Deputy Michael Hockett was dispatched to the residence to check on an individual whose father called police to report a mental health episode, ABC affiliate WSB-TV reported.
In the video, Hockett is heard yelling at the suspect, “Drop the gun now!”
Moments later he’s seen running away as the armed suspect chases him. Hockett jumps a fence and the suspect begins firing at him.
Hockett returns fire, hitting the suspect in the shoulder. Hockett was also hit in his forehead, elbow and waist by pellets from a shotgun blast during the shootout.
The suspect, identified as Matthew Edmondson, then engaged several local and state law enforcement agencies in a standoff that lasted more than 6 hours.
“I’m thankful that the Lord seen me through it. I’ve replayed it in my head and I know in my heart that I did everything I could to do the best I could with the situation I’d been placed in,” Hockett told WSB-TV.
Edmondson’s mother witnessed part of the shootout and frantically called 911.
“I need an ambulance. Please hurry. My son’s been shot,” she said. “There was a deputy here we had just came in. and I don’t know if the deputy was shot or not. I don’t know what’s going on but I’m scared to death.”
Edmondson eventually surrendered and is now facing several charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.
Dashcam video released of shootout between Georgia deputy and suspect
Deputy Michael Hockett ended up in a gun battle with a suspect after Hockett responded to the home on a welfare check run.
Georgia deputy involved in shootout
Author: WXIA
Published: 2:50 AM EST January 13, 2017
Updated: 4:09 AM EST January 15, 2017
TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (WXIA-TV) – The Troup County Sheriff’s Office in western Georgia has released dramatic video of a shootout between a deputy and a suspect.
Deputy Michael Hockett was dispatched to the home in the video on a welfare check. He climbed over the gate to access the house.
Shortly after, Matthew Edmonson arrived in a pickup truck and shot at the deputy’s empty vehicle.
The deputy could then be heard shouting that he was with the sheriff’s office.
Edmondson drove his pickup towards the house and then allegedly began firing at the deputy, who retreated and ran towards his vehicle.
Hockett jumped over the gate while Edmonson continued firing. Hockett returned fire, hitting the suspect in the shoulder.
Deputy Hockett was hit in the face, hand, and torso.
He got back in his car and drove away from the scene.
A standoff followed between Edmondson and police.
Edmonson is now in police custody.
Both are expected to survive their wounds.
Edmonson’s motive for shooting the deputy is not yet clear.
Dramatic dash cam video of deadly officer-involved shooting
Published February 3, 2018 2:06am EST
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CLAYTON, Ga. – A man fled from police, crashed his car, then was shot and killed after attacking an officer in Rabun County this week, authorities said. The chase and shooting were caught on dash cam video which was released by the Clayton Police Department on Friday.
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Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait said the officer, who has not yet been identified, attempted to pull over a vehicle along Highway 441 for doing 68 in a 45 mph zone. Instead of pulling over, the driver turned off on a side street, blew through an intersection, caught air on a curve, and crashed in the driveway of Mountain View Health and Rehab.
The video shows the officer arriving at the scene of the crash. The car was smoking and the side airbags can be seen fully deployed. The officer struggled to see the man inside, who appeared to him to have been crawling into the back seat. Eventually, the man emerged, having kicked out the back window.
The man then climbed on top of the vehicle. With something apparently in his hand, he lunged at the officer and fell face down on the ground.
The officer commanded the man to stay down, but the suspect then got upholding that same object, which was later determined by investigators to be a knife. He came toward the officer, slashing and stabbing at him, as the officer slowly backed away.
“At one point, he was able to kick the back window out of the vehicle, climb onto the roof with a knife and dive at the officer on the ground. Officer is continually giving him verbal commands, ‘stop or I’ll shoot,’ and the suspect says ‘I don’t care’ at one point, continues at the officer in a slashing motion, stabbing motion, within less than a foot and the officer was forced to shoot. And unfortunately, the suspect was deceased at the scene,” Chief Strait said.
Several shots could be heard before the man was seen falling to the ground. The officer then called in “shots fired” to dispatchers.
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The video shows the officer holding the man at gunpoint until backup arrived. Those officers checked the car for other occupants before turning their attention to the medical needs of the suspect.
The officer, a Marine veteran, then helped the other officers tend to the wounds of the suspect he had just shot. He relayed information about the suspect’s wounds to dispatch so medics would be ready to assist when they arrived at the scene. Despite their best efforts, the man died from his injuries.
Chief Strait said he called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to oversee the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
“We always want an outside source. And the GBI came in, of course, did our investigation for us. And they’re the lead investigation [sic] on this,” the chief said.
The names of the suspect and the officer have not yet been released.
“Our thoughts and prayers are for everyone involved in this situation. It’s truly a very sad situation,” the chief said.
No motive has been given for the man’s behavior, why he fled from police or decided to attack the officer.
