Following up our story of last week’s shooting by Woodstock Police of a suspect who allegedly dodged a traffic stop:
The suspect, Emmanuel Millard, 20, of Marietta, has died, according to his mother, who is organizing a fundraiser for burial expenses and legal fees “in our pursuit of justice for Emmanuel.”
In a GoFundMe appeal posted on Tuesday, Lenette Millard said her son died on Saturday, two days after the incident with police that ended at an intersection in Northeast Cobb.
“What’s equally devastating is the fact that this information was kept hidden from the public—my son was shot in the head by the police,” she said.
“My family is struggling to come to terms with this profound loss, and the lack of transparency surrounding Emmanuel’s tragic death only adds to our pain. The police department is wrong, yet they have provided us with no information, no closure, and no justice.”
The fundraising appeal has raised more than $1,000 of a goal of $8,000.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation—which takes over officer-involved shootings—said Friday that Millard fled a Woodstock Police traffic stop at Highway 92 and Hames Road Thursday night, then took officers on a chase that ended at Alabama Road and Old Mountain Park Road in Northeast Cobb.
The GBI release said that during the case, Millard ran off the road several times, nearly struck other vehicles and tried to hit police vehicles.
After cornering Millard’s vehicle and causing it to crash, the GBI said Woodstock Police tried to remove the suspect from the car, then shot him once.
The GBI release didn’t say where Millard was shot, but that officers rendered aid until he was taken to North Fulton Hospital. WSB-TV reported that the incident was captured on policy body camera video.
A GBI spokeswoman confirmed Millard’s death and said the investigation is continuing. She previously had said that the agency’s findings into the shooting will be turned over to the Cobb District Attorney’s Office when the investigation is completed.
The Woodstock officer has been placed on administrative leave.
“The Woodstock Police Department understands the value of every human life and will work to maintain transparency throughout this investigation,” Woodstock Police said last Friday.
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As a former longtime and retired law enforcement officer, deadly force is used only as a last resort. Pulling someone from a stopped car is not a reason to shoot someone.
Sad. Nobody should die over a traffic stop.
The kid messed up.
Don’t run from police. The time to argue isn’t during the stop, it is later in court. Parents need to teach their children this.
Because Emmanuel Millard ran and used his car in dangerous ways, others were at risk. The car was a deadly weapon. Other people were in danger.
We also expect, demand, our police to be honest about what happens on our streets.
Parents, teach your kids.
Cops, try to deescalate situations and not use deadly force. Would really like for police training to have a taser used first when the suspects don’t have a firearm. If the taser isn’t effective, only then use a firearm.