VILLA RICA, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has obtained exclusive video showing the moment a Villa Rica police officer opened fire as a driver hit the gas.
Daniel Daigle was hit twice, but survived.
Channel 2's Lauren Pozen spoke with the Villa Rica police chief on Friday night who said his officers did exactly the right thing.
Police said Daigle had just put air in his tires. As he saw police approach him, he tried to make a run for it and rammed his car into a power pole.
“I think with the suspect knowing he had warrants on him, drugs in the car and a gun in the car, he was just trying to get away,” Villa Rica police Chief Michael Mansour said.
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