2 Birmingham Men Involved In Georgia Police Chase

CARROLL COUNTY, GA — Three law enforcement officers were injured after a Monday morning chase filled with gunfire as two Birmingham men fired a rifle at pursuing police, authorities said.

Aaron Shelton, 22, was taken into custody. His brother, 28-year-old Pier Shelton, was killed in the shootout.

Aaron Shelton has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault and three counts of aggravated battery and is being held at the Carroll County Jail, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The incident started around 3:30 a.m., when a Georgia State Trooper stopped a Nissan going 111 mph on I-20, Georgia State Troopers said.

Carrollton Police Sgt. Rob Holloway was shot and wrecked his vehicle and was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center for emergency surgery, police said.

According to reports, Villa Rica police Officer Chase Gordy and Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy Jay Reppetto were both shot during the violent chase and hospitalized.

The car sped away from the stop as the trooper approached, State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said to reporters.

"At some point the passenger leaned out the window and fired rounds into the officer's vehicle, striking Sgt. Rob Holloway," Carrollton Police Chief Joel Richards said. Holloway's car lost control and slammed into a utility pole, and a second police car stopped to help the injured police sergeant, Richards added.

As the Nissan continued into Villa Rica, officers from that city gave chase through town along side roads and the suspects continued to fire shots at police, Villa Rica Police Chief Michael Mansour told reporters.

"The suspects did fire rounds at our officers (and) struck one of the patrol cars," Mansour said, hitting Villa Rica Officer Gordy twice.

Aaron Shelton was taken into custody after a brief standoff.

Patch reporter Marcus Garner contributed to this report.