Shooting of GA Police Officers Shows Desperate Need for Trauma Training

By Bob Owens

Body camera footage from veteran Lavonia (GA) officer Captain Michael Schulman, 50, captured the moment that a suspect pulled a pistol from his pocket and shot both officer Schulman and officer Jeffery Martin, 22, and the horrifying moments afterward.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed a suspect was arrested after two police officers were shot in Franklin County Monday evening.

Chief Bruce Carlisle with the Lavonia Police Department said the incident started as a traffic stop near Jones Street around 8 p.m. He said the two officers noticed the vehicle which suspect and Greenville native 22-year-old Khari Anthony Gordon was driving had been reported stolen out of Greenville and went to arrest the suspect.

The suspect then shot both officers, according to the chief.

One of the victims is veteran officer Captain Michael Schulman, 50, who was shot in the arm pit area above his vest. The second officer, 22-year-old Jeffery Martin, was shot in the hand and will have to seek out a specialist to remove the bullet. Carlisle said Martin is an army veteran who has been employed by the department for less than a year. Schulman is married with two children. Martin is also married.

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Source:: Bearing Arms