Gwinnett Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Hotel Shootout

A Gwinnett County police officer was killed and another seriously wounded Sunday morning in a shootout at a suburban Atlanta hotel, after responding to a report of fraud in renting a room, authorities said. The incident occurred near Stone Mountain, about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta, when a suspect invited the officers into his room and opened fire on them.

Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure detailed the events during a news conference. Two officers had been dispatched to the Holiday Inn Express at 1790 East Park Place Boulevard following a caller's report that a guest had used fraud or forgery to secure the room. Upon arrival, the suspect greeted the officers at the door and invited them inside, where they began discussing the matter. At some point, the man produced a handgun and fired at the officers in what McClure described as an unprovoked attack. The officers returned fire, striking the suspect, who was later hospitalized with a gunshot wound and expected to survive.

The fallen officer was identified as 25-year-old Pradeep Tamang, a native of Nepal who had joined the Gwinnett County Police Department last year. He died from his injuries at a hospital. The second...