Atlanta (CNN) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Georgia state trooper late Monday after he was shot following a traffic stop in northwest Atlanta, an agency spokesman said. A suspect has been arrested, said spokesman Gordy Wright. Trooper Chadwick LeCroy, 38, who was shot twice in the face, died while being transported to a local trauma unit, Wright said. The suspect escaped in the trooper's patrol car, which was found abandoned about half a mile away. The suspect was taken into custody with help from the Cobb County Police. LeCroy, of Marietta, is survived by his wife and two sons, ages 8 and 21. He became a trooper in August 2008. The killing is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta Police and Cobb County Police.
Trooper Chadwick LeCroy is shot twice in the face . Chadwick dies en route to hospital . He graduated from trooper school in 2008 .