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Fayetteville officers: Search near police department office ends with suspects in custody

Police said it all started in Clayton County, tied to a drive-by shooting.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — A search near the Fayetteville Police Department's office has ended with the suspects in custody, they said Tuesday evening.

Around 4:45 p.m., the department posted on Facebook that there was a heavy police presence near their facility, which is located on Jimmie Mayfield Blvd., and near Lake Dr. and S. Jeff Davis Dr.

They asked residents in the area to say inside of their homes and call 911 if they saw anything suspicious as they searched for two people. 

The intersection near Stonewall Ave. and S. Jeff Davis Dr. was also partially shut down. 

*UPDATE* In regards to the heavy police presence in the area of South Jeff Davis and the Fayetteville Police Dept, all...

Posted by City of Fayetteville Police Department on Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Eventually, police gave an update that "all outstanding suspects" had been apprehended, but drivers should still avoid the Stonewall and S. Jeff Davis intersection as officers continued the investigation.  

Police said it all started in Clayton County, tied to a drive-by shooting. Officers said they found the car involved and chassed it into Fayette County.

According to investigators, all the people in the car got out and tried to run for it.

A police K-9 apprehended one of the men, while the other three were stopped in a vehicle trying to get away.

*For immediate release* There is a heavy police presence in and around the police department also in the area of Lake...

Posted by City of Fayetteville Police Department on Tuesday, October 5, 2021

    

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