Stephon Ford, 17, was killed after he allegedly shot and killed Clayton County Police K-9 officer Waro while being pursued in a wooded area on Saturday.
A teen suspect who was on the runStephon Ford, 17, died in a police shooting hours after he opened fire on K-9 Waro, who had pursued the suspect into a wooded area, thesaid. Ford allegedly pointed a gun at officers and refused to obey commands to drop the firearm before he was killed.
"The overall situation is tragic. We hate it," Clayton Assistant Police Chief Bruce Parks told reporters."We never want anything like this to happen. We try to use all our training and experience to bring it to an easy resolution, but this is not easy on us. It’s not easy on the suspect’s family. And it’s something that is going to take a while to get by."
The Jonesboro Police Department was initially called to investigate"suspicious activity" at a hotel when officers found Ford and two other men. Police arrested the two other men and found drug paraphernalia and weapons. Ford, however, fled and remained on the loose. Stephon Ford, 17, was shot and killed by police in Georgia hours after shooting a police K-9, authorities said. Ford allegedly refused to obey officers' orders and pointed a gun at police.
Clayton Police officers were called to help with the search for Ford, who had fled into a wooded area, according to officials.
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