GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – As Gwinnett County Police mourns the loss of Officer Antwan Toney, who was shot and killed on Saturday after approaching a suspicious vehicle near Snellville, the department is welcoming a new batch of police recruits.
The 102nd Gwinnett County Academy started Monday, Oct. 22, the department said on Twitter.
“Despite recent events, all 50 recruits showed up on day one.”
Toney’s memorial outside the department has continued to grow. Gwinnett Police said that many of the items dropped off today are from those new recruits.
Toney was killed on Saturday while responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle near Shiloh Middle School in Snellville on Oct. 20, 2018. Suspects inside the car fired on Toney as he attempted to approach the car. His fellow officers pulled him to safety, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
One suspect, Isaiah Pretlow, is held without bond for charges related to fleeing the scene, crashing the suspect car and firing on police.
The shooting suspect, 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard, was shot and killed by police on Monday after a massive manhunt. He was found hiding in a shed not far from the crime scene.
Vigil held for Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney
Toney’s public funeral is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home in Peachtree Corners. A special viewing is also happening today.
Toney’s family from California stopped by the memorial outside the department on Tuesday morning after arriving from California.
Officers from Gwinnett County Police will escort Toney’s family back to California for the second funeral service planned for Nov. 3 in Los Angeles.
