Man who opened fire on officers at north GA Buc-ee’s was Tennessee murder suspect, officials say

A man who shot at officers in the parking lot of a Buc-ee’s before carjacking someone and starting a chase was wanted for murder, police say.

When Calhoun police officers tried putting Robert Smith in handcuffs early Thursday morning, he ran off and started shooting at police. They say he then carjacked a customer and sped off.

Whitfield County deputies say they chased Smith while he fired shot at them. They say Smith crashed the car and when deputies walked up to the car, Smith was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound…

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