0 'A lot of heart:' Here's what we know about fallen officer Antwan Toney 
 
 GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A Gwinnett County officer killed in the line of duty Saturday has been identified as Officer Antwan Toney. 
 
 He had just turned 30 years old and was just 6 days from celebrating his 3rd anniversary with Gwinnett County police. 
 
 Channel 2's Tony Thomas was in Gwinnett County as Toney's colleagues and friends gathered at the fallen officers memorial just hours after his death. 
 
 Reginald Pierre said Tony regularly played with his daughter and showed her how his police car worked. 
 
 "He was practically like a brother," Pierre said. "He was always over at my house. All the time. He was a great person with a lot of heart." 
 
 Officer Toney joined the department as a recruit on October 26, 2015. He graduated from the Gwinnett Police Academy in April of 2016. 
 
 Video Thomas obtained shows the moment his mother Antoinette pinned his badge on him. 
 
 Three years later, Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers got the phone call he never wanted to answer. 
 
 "What a chief wants to hear is the officer is Ok," Ayers said in a news conference. "And when I asked that question, that wasn't the answer I got." 
 
 Ayers said Toney was loved and respected by the department 
 
 "The people that worked with him on a daily basis recalled a very jovial person who was dedicated to his job and dedicated to his community," Ayers said. 
 
 That respect was on display just hours after Toney died Saturday when dozens of officers accompanied the hearse carrying his body as it left Gwinnett Medical Center. 
 
 "If you had the opportunity to meet him, you would immediately fall in love with him," a friend said at a vigil for him Saturday night. 
 
 Toney didn't just make an impression on his close friends and co-workers. 
 
 A Channel 2 Action News viewer reached out to tell us that Officer Toney provided security for her daughter's sweet 16 birthday party two years ago. 
 
 "He had such a beautiful spirit and a wonderful personality," Jiketha Gatewood wrote to us on Facebook. 
 
 The Gwinnett County Police Department released a new photo of Toney on Saturday night and said that this was Toney's first job as a police officer and his family is in California. 
 
 This was the first police job for Officer Toney. Prior to working for our agency, he worked as a security guard. His immediate family lives in California. 
 
 
 
 Officer Toney was assigned to the South Precinct. pic.twitter.com/JKV5oOLD7K — Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) October 21, 2018 
 
 © 2019 Cox Media Group. ||||| GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A Gwinnett Police officer killed while confronting a suspicious vehicle near Shiloh Middle School in unincorporated Snellville has been identified as Officer Antwan Toney. 
 
 He had been with the department for nearly 3 years, according to Gwinnett County Police. He is originally from southern California and just celebrated his 30th birthday a few days ago. 
 
 His three-year anniversary with the department would have been on Friday, Oct. 26, according to police. This was his first job working as a police officer. Before joining the department, he worked as a security guard. 
 
 Ofc. Antwan Toney was killed in the line of duty while investigating a suspicious vehicle. His 3 year anniversary with the department would have been in 6 days. pic.twitter.com/FHTWNljTx1 — Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) October 20, 2018 
 
 Officer Antwan ToneyCredit: Gwinnett Police Department 
 
 Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers said he got to put the pin on Toney's badge during his swearing-in ceremony with the department. Toney's family has been notified -- he had no relatives here locally, Ayers said. 
 
 The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Sgt. Jake Smith with Gwinnett County Police said Toney was shot while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked at Crumps Landing and White Road near Shiloh Middle School in Snellville. An anonymous caller told 911 dispatchers they believed the people in the car were smoking pot. 
 
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 As Toney and the other officer approached, they were shot at from inside the suspect vehicle. One of those shots hit Toney, according to Gwinnett Police. There were no words exchanged before the gunfire. The other responding officers pulled him to cover. 
 
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 At least one shot came through the glass and struck Toney. It did not hit the officer's vest, Smith said. Toney was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville where he died of his injuries. 
 
 The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office shared this message on their Facebook page: 
 
 This is Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney. If you don't already know him, you'll never have the chance to meet him because he gave his life in service of our community today. He's a hero, but that may not mean much to his grieving family right now. They're likely still in shock. 
 
 This man died today because he was committed to making our community a safer place. For us. He died for us. We owe him a debt that we can never repay. 
 
 Never forget the sacrifice that law enforcement officers are willing to make for you. Never forget the tears of their families when they do. The streets of America are stained with the blood of countless officers across this great nation. Be thankful for them. 
 
 Early Sunday morning, Gwinnett Police named two suspects connected to the shooting. Isaiah Pretlow had been arrested by U.S. Marshals late Saturday night and is facing charges of aggravated assault. 
 
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 Gwinnett County Police Chief Ayers said Pretlow is accused of crashing the suspect car and running away on foot. He was tracked down by officers and pointed a gun firing several rounds, according to Ayers. 
 
 Police search Snellville home for accused police shooter Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. Police search a Snellville home for Tafahree Maynard, the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing Gwinnett County Police officer Antwan Toney. 
 
 The second suspect, 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard, is the man accused of killing Officer Toney. Ayers said Monday that he was found in a shed behind a Snellville home and was shot and killed by police after refusing to comply with officer commands. Police said he had an "edged" weapon in his hands that he pointed at officers before his death. 
 
 The GBI is now investigating along with the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office. 
 
 Police departments across the region are sending their support to Toney and Gwinnett County: 
 
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 This is Gwinnett County police officer Antwan Toney. He was just 30 years old and 6 days from his 3rd anniversary with the department. Today, he died a true HERO while serving his community. This man died today because he was committed to making our community a safer place. For us. He died for us. We owe him a debt that we can never repay. Never forget the sacrifice that law enforcement officers are willing to make for you. Be thankful for them. 
 
 A post shared by DPD (@duluthga_police) on Oct 20, 2018 at 4:45pm PDT 
 
 It's with our deepest sympathy and heavy hearts that we offer condolences to the family and co-workers of Gwinnett County Officer Antwan Toney. 
 
 
 
 Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Georgia law enforcement community as heaven has gained another angel. — Gainesville Police (@COGPolice) October 20, 2018 ||||| UPDATE: 12:32 p.m.: The man accused of killing a Gwinnett police officer was found hiding in a wooden shed wielding a lawn mower blade and was shot and killed after he refused to obey police commands, authorities said. 
 
 After receiving information from a tipster on Tafahree Maynard’s whereabouts, 75-90 police officers descended on a neighborhood in unincorporated Snellville, set up a perimeter and went house to house, Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers said at a press briefing. 
 
 After finding Maynard, police initially used a Taser. They shot after determining he had was armed with a mower blade. Police said the officers were five to six feet away from Maynard when he was shot. “The danger to the community is over,” Ayers said. 
 
 Maynard was found about one mile from where Gwinnett County police Officer Antwan Toney was shot Saturday afternoon. 
 
 UPDATE 11:29 a.m.﻿: Tafahree Maynard, the man accused of shooting and killing a Gwinnett County police officer Saturday, is dead, officials told Channel 2 Action News. 
 
 
 
 Sources say man accused of killing Gwinnett Police Officer Antwan Toney is dead . pic.twitter.com/eI1kbiP6jI — Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) October 22, 2018 
 
 UPDATE 11:22 a.m.: A media briefing previously scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the South Precinct has been delayed. 
 
 Gwinnett County officer Antwan Toney was killed in the line of duty Saturday, Oct. 21 2018. (Gwinnett County Police) 
 
 UPDATE 11:13 a.m.﻿: A man accused of shooting and killing a Gwinnett County police officer Saturday has been located, officials told Channel 2 Action News. Tafahree Maynard’s condition is unknown. 
 
 Breaking: sources say accused shooter Tafahree Maynard has been located by police neas Snellville . Condition Unknown. Shots fired . @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/0vGz4AozMr — Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) October 22, 2018 
 
 There is a huge police presence on Hewatt Road in Snellville, the news station reported. 
 
 BREAKING: the scene from the search for the suspect wanted in murder of #AntwanToney @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/11e5ofd3fy — Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) October 22, 2018 
 
 ORIGINAL STORY: The search for a man accused of shooting and killing a Gwinnett police officer entered its third day Monday as officers canvassed the area near his mother’s home. 
 
 Just before 9 a.m., Gwinnett police said there was a “credible sighting” of 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard in the Snellville area in the last 12 hours. 
 
 There has been a credible sighting of Tafahree Maynard in the Snellville area in the last 12 hours. Keep an eye out and call 911 if you see him. Maynard is 6’01” and 300lbs. pic.twitter.com/XwSfRBIiPX — Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) October 22, 2018 
 
 SWAT crews were seen on Cordite Loop in Snellville, which is near where members of Maynard’s family live, Gwinnett County police Sgt. Jake Smith told reporters Monday morning. Officials think he is in that area. 
 
 A SWAT team was on Cordite Loop in Snellville Monday morning. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM 
 
 Police believe Maynard fired the shot that killed 30-year-old Gwinnett County police Officer Antwan Toney on Saturday afternoon. 
 
 “We are kind of taking away his resources as much as we can,” Smith said of Maynard, who last attended Shiloh High School in February 2017. 
 
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 There is a “good chance” that police are able to find Maynard alive, Smith said. When Maynard was seen, he was in “relatively good health,” though he might have an injury to his hand, Smith said. 
 
 Anyone who sees Maynard should call 911 and not approach him, police said. 
 
 Watch: UPDATE - Manhunt continues for teen accused of fatally shooting #Gwinnett officer - https://t.co/dWuvCS4vab pic.twitter.com/ZjQwt6Kj4r — John Spink (@johnjspink) October 22, 2018 
 
 Another suspect, Isaiah Pretlow, 19, of Snellville, was arrested late Saturday night by U.S. marshals and charged with aggravated assault. He was booked at the Gwinnett County Detention Center shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, and is being held without bond, according to jail records. 
 
 He and Maynard were together when Toney was called to investigate a “suspicious vehicle” near Shiloh Middle School in unincorporated Snellville, according to police. 
 
 Toney was shot while approaching the car, officials said. He was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. 
 
 Toney, the fourth Georgia officer killed by gunfire this year and 45th nationwide, was just days away from his three-year anniversary on the police force when he was killed. 
 
 Visitation has been scheduled for 2 p.m and 6 p.m. Tuesday at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Peachtree Corners. Toney’s funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at 12Stone Church, 1322 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville. 
 
 Here are the visitation & funeral arrangements for Officer Antwan Toney pic.twitter.com/OgIiNZ0E7H — Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) October 22, 2018 
 
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– Days after he shot and killed a Georgia police officer, suspect Tafahree Maynard was himself shot and killed by police after a three-day manhunt. Gwinnett County Police Department Officer Antwan Toney was called to investigate a suspicious vehicle Saturday afternoon near a middle school and was fatally shot while approaching the car. Police say Maynard, 18, is believed to have fired the shot; he was with Isaiah Pretlow, 19, at the time. Pretlow was arrested late Saturday night and charged with aggravated assault. Maynard was found hiding in a wooden shed Monday morning, about one mile from where Toney was shot, after police received a tip. Police say he was armed with a lawnmower blade and that he was shot and killed by police after he refused to obey their commands, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Toney, a California native, had just turned 30 days before his death, 11 Alive reports; he was just six days away from his third anniversary with the department when he was killed. "The people that worked with him on a daily basis recalled a very jovial person who was dedicated to his job and dedicated to his community," Police Chief Butch Ayers said, per WSB-TV. It's not clear why shots were fired. An anonymous 911 caller reported people inside the vehicle were smoking pot; no words were exchanged before Toney, who was accompanied by another officer, was shot. Pretlow allegedly crashed the vehicle and then fled on foot. (The suspected South Carolina cop killer had boasted of his gun skills.)