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Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett

Gender : Female

Age :

Race : Black

Date : 09/27/2025

Location : Villages at Shakerag subdivision

City : Johns Creek

County : Forsyth

State : Georgia

Agency : Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed during personal domestic violence shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/27/2025, Gwinnett County Deputy Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett was shot and killed in a domestic-related incident at a townhouse in the Villages at Shakerag subdivision in Johns Creek, Forsyth County. Her teenage son was also shot multiple times but survived after fleeing to a neighbor’s house for help. Responding officers found Tuitt-Bartlett dead in an upstairs room. The shooter, identified as Eric Sumner, fled the scene and was later captured in Monroe County following a chase on Interstate 75. He faces charges of murder, aggravated assault with intent to murder, and multiple firearm offenses. Tuitt-Bartlett had served nearly 20 years with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/28/gwinnett-county-deputy-killed-son-wounded-domestic-shooting-sheriff-says/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gwinnett-county-sheriffs-office-identifies-deputy-killed-over-weekend
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/off-duty-gwinnett-co-deputy-killed-by-boyfriend-detectives-say/3VXF4XMYGREY7GS6QUY4S5QSXA/