GBI: Lawrenceville police officer attacked by hospital patient, second officer returns fire
GBI units responded to the scene of a shooting involving a Lawrenceville Police Officer on March 9, 2022. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene of a shooting involving a Lawrenceville Police officer Wednesday night.
Authorities said they were called to the Summit Ridge Behavioral Health Hospital off Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville a little before 10:40 p.m. in reference to an "unruly patient". The man had broken through the back door in an attempt to escape, police said.
Staff led officers to a fenced area at the back of the facility where the 20-year-old man was. Police said the officer were assisting the staff in trying to calm the patient, but were attacked. The man tried to take an officer's gun and during the struggle, the officer was shot.
A second officer then shot the patient, the GBI said.
Officials confirmed the officer and the patient were taken to Northside Gwinnett Hospital. At last check, the patient remain in the ICU and listed in critical, but stable condition. The officer was listed in stable condition.
The GBI continues to investigate.
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