The Atlanta Police Department has officially recognized three officers for excellence in their response to a shooting and armed robbery attempt at Lenox Square mall that left a security guard critically injured earlier this month.
Officers Mikael Ware, Tyquan Ross and Roosevelt Prime Jr., all of whom work the Zone 1 evening watch shift, were honored as Officers of the Week, the department announced in a Facebook post Wednesday. The three were involved in the apprehension of two 15-year-old suspects within 10 minutes of the shooting, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
The incident began when the two teenagers were confronted by the security guard, later identified as Godjuhn Green, after one of them threw a rock at the window of the Apple Store at Lenox, according to an incident report obtained by the AJC.
One of the teenagers pulled a gun and fired at Green, hitting him twice before firing several shots at the Apple Store’s window. When the glass did not break, the teenagers fled.
Green, who is in his early 40s, was critically injured by shots to his chest and abdomen, according to a GoFundMe page created to aid his recovery process. As of Thursday, the page had raised more than $14,000.
According to police, Ware, Ross and Prime arrived on the scene after the suspects fled. The three “immediately went to work,” setting off in the same direction as the teens. Together, they searched the parking structure of a nearby hotel and found the boy and girl hiding in a storage room. The two were arrested without incident, police said.
“These officers’ superior tactics and calm demeanor was essential in quickly gaining control of two violent suspects with no loss of life,” the APD said.
The suspects, whose names have not been released because they are minors, have been charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, the AJC reported.
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