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Pier Alexander Shelton

Gender : Male

Age : 28

Race : Black

Date : 04/12/2021

Location : Whitworth Road near Villa Rica Elementary School

City : Villa Rica

County : Carroll

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Carrollton Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff's Office, Villa Rica Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 12, 2021, officers from the Georgia State Patrol attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a 2015 Nissan Sentra for speeding at 111 mph on Interstate 20 in Bremen, Georgia. The driver, Aaron JuJuan Shelton, fled, and the officers escalated a high-speed pursuit through Carroll County. During the chase, the passenger, Pier Alexander Shelton, 28, leaned out of the vehicle and fired an AK-47-style rifle at pursuing officers, striking and disabling a patrol car. The pursuit continued through Carrollton and into Villa Rica, where the vehicle crashed near Villa Rica Elementary School. Both occupants fled on foot. As officers searched the area, Pier Shelton fired upon them, injuring multiple officers. Officers returned fire, fatally shooting Pier Shelton.

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-officers-shot-during-georgia-chase-1-suspect-dead-1-arrested-n1263839
• https://apnews.com/article/georgia-police-constitutions-bremen-shootings-dd5e411e1fff222be6fe78a567e702e3
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-officers-shot-police-car-chase-carroll-county/
• https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-04-13/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-carroll-county
• https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carroll-county-man-convicted-after-wild-april-2021-chase-that-injured-3-officers