The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has began an investigation into the killing of a Gambian man.
Momodou Lamin Sisay, son of , Lare Sisay, a Gambian diplomat at the United Nations, was killed in the early hours of Friday after being shot on Temple Johnson Road near Pate Road in Snellville, by officers of the Snellville police department and the Gwinnett County police department.
According to an article published by the Atlanta based WSBTV, the incident started off as a traffic stop around 4 a.m. and then turned into a chase.
“The driver of the vehicle took off at full-speed and refused to stop,” Snellville police said.
“Officers attempted at PIT maneuver on the vehicle, took the vehicle off the roadway.
“The vehicle crashed into the tree line on Temple Johnson Road. Once the vehicle came to a stop, officers approached the car and gave the driver commands but he refused to comply.
“The subject produced a handgun and began firing at the officers. There was an exchange of gunfire,” Snellville police said.
Snellville police called in a SWAT team from Gwinnett County to assist.
“At one point he lifted up his firearm and pointed it at our officers,” Cpl. Michele Pihera with Gwinnett County Police Department said. “One of our officers assigned to the SWAT team fired one round.”
Pihera said right now, they don’t know if that round hit the suspect, but he was later found dead in the car.
