Georgia man shot, killed by police after allegedly pointing handgun at officers after chase

A police chase in Gwinnett County late Tuesday night ended with an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead, authorities said.

Gwinnett County police said its officers responded around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 to the 5700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard after locating a vehicle connected to an incident in another jurisdiction. During the encounter, the department said the suspect —  39-year-old Brent Elvin Ivy — rammed a marked patrol car, making it undrivable, and then fled the area.

Additional officers later found the vehicle and began a pursuit. The chase ended when Ivy crashed the car in the 7000 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, investigators said. The suspect then got out of the vehicle and ran…

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