GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — For hours on Thursday night and Friday morning, Gwinnett County officers, deputies and SWAT surrounded a house, but didn’t find who they were looking for.
Channel 2′s Darryn Moore was outside the home on Imperial Drive off Centerville Highway during Channel 2 Action News This Morning.
On Friday afternoon, police said they had a man in custody, later identified as Denzel James Thompson. He now faces multiple charges and is in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail.
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According to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, Thompson opened fire on deputies as they executed a warrant at a home in Snellville.
No members of law enforcement were injured during the incident, according to officials.
During the multi-agency operation, where GCSO was assisted by the Gwinnett Police Uniform Division, Gwinnett Police SWAT Team, and other local agencies, a robot and officers with weapons drawn and bulletproof shields went into the home.
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Thompson now faces charges of:
- 4 counts aggravated assault a gainst a law enforcement officer
- 4 counts of possessing a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime
- Unauthorized weapons discharge within 50 yards of a public highway
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