Austell Officers Shot At During Traffic Stop; All Suspects Arrested
Two Austell police officers were fired upon during a traffic stop after an officer observed a tag violation; dashcam footage captured officers calling out 'shots fired.' Investigators identified the shooter as convicted felon Adam Hawkins, who was arrested along with the other occupants of the truck; no officers were injured.
An officer attempted to stop a white truck for a tag violation on Austell Powder Springs Road; the truck sped up and occupants opened fire, with four shots fired at the first officer and three at a second officer who took the lead. Dashcam video captured officers yelling 'shots fired,' and one camera recorded a description of the shooter as a white man with facial tattoos; investigators identified him as convicted felon Adam Hawkins, who police said fired from the passenger seat. Cobb County and Powder Springs police helped establish a perimeter and all occupants of the truck were taken into custody; neither officer was injured.