GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for an armed man they say is connected to multiple car break-ins and thefts in Gwinnett County.
Police said that between May 13 and May 15, at least 11 cars were broken into and four more were stolen in the Dacula area. Police believe the same man was involved in all the crimes and that there may be more people involved.
Channel 2's Christian Jennings was on Trinity Mill Drive, where police say the robber fired shots in a neighborhood full of children.
On May 15, a homeowner's Ring doorbell camera showed a man in a blue hoodie trying to get into an SUV parked in the driveway before realizing it was locked and running back to his vehicle.
Moments later, police say the same man stole a black Mercedes from a nearby garage on Trinity Mill Drive and shot at the victim's son, who confronted him.
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Jose McLaughlin said he saw the suspect try to steal his mom's car.
"I come out in the garage, and I see my mom's car leaving," McLaughlin said. "They got to the end of the driveway, and I yelled, 'Hey! Stop!' real loud."
It wasn't until the car took off down the street that McLaughlin realized the man had a gun.
"He took off like a bat out of hell, screeching tires and everything, and he fired two shots in the air," McLaughlin said.
Another neighbor who spoke to Jennings said he saw the man shoot in the air as he was getting ready to take his 8-year-old to the bus stop.
"I heard two engines revving. That’s when the hand came out of the car holding what appeared to a black pistol," the neighbor said. "I immediately ran back to get my daughter because she was coming out of the door, and then I heard the gunfire."
Investigators are asking anyone with any information to call police.
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