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GA Deputy Killed, Teen Injured In Domestic Shooting
Eric Sumner faces murder and aggravated assault charges after killing an off-duty deputy and wounding her son during a domestic dispute, officials said.
- On Saturday evening, an off‑duty Gwinnett County Master Deputy Tamara Tuitt‑Bartlett was found dead after a domestic dispute in Forsyth County, and her teenage son was injured.
- An argument between the deputy and her boyfriend escalated into gunfire, and the teenage son suffered multiple wounds before fleeing to a neighbor who rendered aid.
- Investigators identified the suspect as Eric Sumner, 43, of Suwanee, who fled the scene in a car; detectives tracked Sumner south on I‑75 and captured him after a brief chase by Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and he faces homicide and aggravated‑assault charges.
- Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman called the loss senseless and thanked Monroe County Sheriff's Office, while Sumner is held at Monroe County Jail awaiting transport to Forsyth County.
- A CDC study found about 55% of female homicides were intimate-partner related, and Gwinnett officials said Master Deputy Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett served nearly 20 years.
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