ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell SWAT officer was shot twice and a suspect was shot and killed on Friday afternoon.
NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and saw officers and a SWAT team at the home.
Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said officers were serving a warrant at a home on Ansley Drive off Old Alabama Road.
The arrest warrant was related to an incident where the suspect fired a gun into the air on New Year’s Eve after being asked to leave a party.
Because the suspect had a history of violence, Roswell police asked North Fulton SWAT to lead the arrest.
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While serving the warrant, one of the suspects ran out of the back and started firing at an officer, shooting him twice in the chest.
The officer was wearing a bulletproof vest but was injured by shrapnel. He is expected to make a full recovery.
The officer who was shot returned fire, shooting and killing the suspect.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation later identified the suspect as Matthew Robert Taylor, 40, of Roswell.
The GBI has taken over the investigation. Once it is done, the case will be handed over the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office for review.
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