Update: Shooting suspects identified, two arrested, one on the run

Update

Gwinnett County Police report that two suspects in Monday’s shooting in Auburn have been arrested and a third, a 19-year-old from Grayson, is still on the run.

According to a press release from GCPD, Dylan J. Grant, 19, of Lawrenceville, was captured at about 5:40 p.m. during a ground search and Isis C. McCloud, 17, of Athens was captured about 10 minutes later. She is believed to have been with the suspects during the shooting. Suspect # 1 was identified, but has not yet been captured. He is identified as Bruce Chambers, 19, of Grayson. He has warrants for armed robbery and aggravated assault. He is still on the run and considered armed and dangerous.

GCPD report that Grant and Isis were taken to Gwinnett County Police Headquarters and Grant has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault. Isis was charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Both were booked into the Gwinnett County Jail just after 8:30 p.m.

The victim’s current condition is unknown and the motivation for the crime is although robbery is considered a factor.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Chambers or has any information to share in this case, they are asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number:  17-070597

Initial story

The Gwinnett County Police Department is actively searching for two men suspected of involvement in a shooting that took place Monday afternoon in Auburn. The two men are described as follows:

Suspect #1:
Light skin black male, 20s, short faded haircut, 6-00 to 6-03, sleeve tattoos on both arms, wearing a black shirt

Suspect #2:
Dark skin black male, 20-25 years old, 6-00, short afro

According to a press release from GCPD, the call came in at 3:47 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2017 of a shooting at 3639 Fence Road in the Auburn area of unincorporated Gwinnett County. A black man in his early 20s was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was conscious and alert when found. Right after the shooting, two suspect were seen fleeing in a silver  SUV and more than a dozen patrol officers, the K9 Unit, and the Aviation Unit began a manhunt for the suspect. At 4:07 p.m., the possibility of an accident was reported at Winder Highway and Circle Road, but no vehicle was found. A silver SUV with exterior damage was found abandoned a short time later on Martins Chapel Road near Sugarloaf Parkway, and a ground search of the area has begun.
The motive for the shooting is still being investigated.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, they are asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org<http://www.crimestoppersatlanta.org/>.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number:  17-070597

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