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Maurice Bradley

Age : 43

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/11/2022

Location : Pryor Road SW near University Avenue SW

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol; Atlanta Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/11/2022, Atlanta Police Department officers sought to locate 43-year-old Maurice Bradley after identifying him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of his wife the previous evening. Georgia State Patrol troopers later located Bradley driving a silver vehicle and attempted to stop him. Bradley continued driving away while troopers pursued through southwest Atlanta.
The pursuit ended when Bradley drove into a parking lot near the intersection of Pryor Road SW and University Avenue SW and crashed into a fence. Troopers surrounded the vehicle and ordered Bradley to surrender. During the confrontation, Bradley shot himself. Emergency medical personnel responded, but Bradley died at the scene from the self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to investigate the incident.
Family members identified the deceased as Maurice Bradley and confirmed that he had died by suicide. Relatives stated Bradley and his wife had been together for more than a decade and had several children. The pursuit occurred one day after Atlanta police reported that Bradley fatally shot his wife during a domestic violence incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-man-running-from-them-was-suspect-homicide