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Police in Gwinnett shoot burglary suspect

By Ty Tagami
March 22, 2011

A Gwinnett County police officer shot a burglary suspect near Norcross Monday morning.

Police said the suspect was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for a gunshot wound. The suspect, who was not identified, was expected to survive, said Cpl. Edwin Ritter of the Gwinnett County Police Department.

The shooting occurred in the 5500 block of Weatherford Road, which is a residential area in unincorporated Norcross off Harbins Road.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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