Suwanee City Council candidate Joe Briggs has dropped out of the race after receiving backlash from his controversial social media activity.

Briggs, a 59-year-old engineer, drew fire last week after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published screenshots of inflammatory tweets he wrote about Jews and Israel.

Suwanee, like several other cities in Gwinnett and elsewhere, will hold municipal elections Tuesday.

In other Gwinnett news:

Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera details report that suspect shot at officers during car chase, officer fired back. Video by John Spink/AJC

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