DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are still searching for a murder suspect accused of firing at a DeKalb County deputy. They are warning the public to stay alert.
Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes has been following the search for Nicholas Demetrius Earl.
It was all hands on deck when this shooting happened on Friday. There were police officers from other cities helping DeKalb deputies.
At this point, the manhunt has been going on for more than 48 hours and it is the deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office who are working to get Earl off the street.
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Friday afternoon’s commute in the busy area of Stone Mountain was interrupted by all of these law enforcement officers.
“Just cars lined up and they were looking for somebody really did not know much, but it was crazy,” one neighbor told us.
Several officers were frantically looking for this murder suspect, Earl, who opened fire on DeKalb deputies.
It happened on Juliette Road near Ponce De Leon Avenue and Woodbend Drive around 3 p.m. Friday when deputies spotted Earl.
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They knew he was wanted for murdering a woman in the area on June 22. When deputies tried to take him into custody, Earl fired several shots while police searched for him they cut off access to this neighborhood.
“And everybody was arguing with the police because they were trying to get home and stuff like that, so it was crazy out here Friday,” the neighbor said.
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Authorities said Earl is armed and dangerous and believed he would do anything to stay free.
“Somebody is going to need to try and catch him before anything else happens, that is all I can say,” the neighbor said.
While Fernandes was looking into Earl’s criminal past Monday, she learned that he served two years for armed robbery. He was released last year. Earl has several aliases in the system, and the police had a difficult time figuring out which name was real.
If you have any information or know of Earl’s whereabouts call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.
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