Barry Loudermilk: “Just a few weeks ago, in Fulton County, Georgia, officers of the Fulton County Police Department were alerted to shots…”

“Just a few weeks ago, in Fulton County, Georgia, officers of the Fulton County Police Department were alerted to shots fired in a neighborhood around 1:30 in the morning. The initial call indicated that a man was terrorizing citizens by going house to house, banging on doors and firing a weapon. Officers immediately responded and began searching for the gunman. About 45 minutes later another call was received, reporting gunfire in another part of the same neighborhood. Additional officers were dispatched. One of the officers responding to the second call was Detective Terrence Green, a 22-year veteran of the Fulton County Police force. Upon arriving in the neighborhood, officers could hear shots coming from the direction of one of the homes. As Terrence Green and his fellow officers bravely moved toward the gunfire, they were unknowingly walking into an ambush. When the officers were in range, the gunman emerged from a concealed position and began firing upon the officers. While running for cover, the officers returned fire, and in the ensuing firefight the gunman was eventually wounded. When the officers approached the gunman, they discovered that two of their own officers had also been shot during the ambush. All three were rushed to the hospital, where the gunman was treated for nonlife- threatening wounds.…”