Updated: 8:39 am EDT July 30, 2010
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. -- Police in Gordon County said a slaying suspect was shot by police several times after he threatened officers with a gun. Officials said the suspect shot two teenagers before abducting a woman and killing her.
Sheriff Mitch Ralston said officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home on Highway 41 near Resaca at about 6 p.m. Thursday.
Deputies found two men, ages 19 and 17 years old, had been shot. One teen had been shot in the back and the other was shot in the leg. Both were transported to local hospitals. Their conditions have not been released.
Witnesses told detectives that a woman had been forcibly abducted from the home and forced into a black Chevrolet Camaro by the gunman. Witnesses told police the gunman was threatening the woman as he took her away.
Detectives identified the suspect as Paul Buchannan, 38, of Calhoun.
Police said they were able to track the missing woman’s cell phone signal to a remote location near the Hill City community near the Whitfield County line. Deputies found the Camaro parked next to railroad tracks near Hill City Road and executed a search.
Deputies said shortly after beginning their search, they found the woman’s body on the railroad tracks. Police said she had died from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Other police agencies, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia State Patrol, joined the manhunt for Buchannan. Helicopters and K9 Units were also used to search.
Police said just before 10 p.m., a bloodhound and deputies confronted Buchannan in a very thickly wooded area. Officers said Buchannan threatened the officers with his gun and was shot several times.
No officers were injured.
Buchannan was taken to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. His condition is unknown.
Police said they plan to charge Buchannan with murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault and firearms violations.
The woman’s name is not being released pending notification of next of kin.
The investigation is continuing.
From: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/24448697/detail.html#
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