Around 3 a.m., a credible tip came in about the possible whereabouts of Tafahree Maynard, who was accused of shooting officer Antwan Toney on Saturday afternoon.
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After searching the neighborhood thoroughly, officers found Maynard on the floor of a shed behind a home.
Ayers said officers gave Maynard commands but he did not listen and was holding a lawn mower blade behind his back.
A taser was deployed and shots were fired, Ayers said.
Maynard was pronounced dead at the scene.
Maynard faced charges of aggravated assault and felony murder.
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The shooting happened near a middle school about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta in the Snellville area when Toney was responding to a report of a suspicious car parked near the school.
Police have said 19-year-old Isaiah Pretlow was in the car with Maynard when the shots were fired and was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
He was charged with aggravated assault after police said he pointed a gun at an officer during the chase after Toney was shot.
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