22-Year-Old Man Charged with Murdering Georgia Firefighter and Wife, Stabbing a Police Officer

Photo: Sandy Springs Police/Facebook

A 22-year-old man is facing a slew of charges following a crime spree in Georgia that left two people dead and a police officer injured.

Sandy Springs police say Lanz is also responsible forstabbing an officerand burglarizing at least two homes in the town on Friday.

Cobb County police say officers discovered Justin and Amber dead from gunshot wounds after responding to the Hicks' Acworth home on Thursday shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time. A 2-year-old toddler was found unharmed inside.

Upon their arrival, Sandy Springs police say officers located and confronted Lanz inside the home. After attempting to subdue the suspect with a taser, Lanz allegedly ran toward one officer and “stabbed him multiple times.” A second officer shot the suspect “in an attempt to stop the stabbing.”

Residents of the home where Lanz was caught were reportedly uninjured. Sandy Springs police claim that Lanz, who is said to have no known connection to the neighborhood, is also responsible for burglarizing the home officers were at prior to the stabbing.

Cobb County police say investigators identified Lanz as the suspect in Wednesday’s double homicide on Saturday and charged him with the crime on Saturday.

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Lanz is facing 41 charges following his alleged crime spree, according to police, including two counts of felony murder, ten counts of attempted murder on a police officer, and ten counts of aggravated assault on a police officer.

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Cherokee County Fire Chief Tim Prather said the Hicks “will be dearly missed” while addressing the Acworth couple’s deathsin a statementposted on Facebook.

Loved ones have starteda GoFundMe campaignfor the Hicks to cover the funeral and childcare costs. As of publication, more than $21,000 has been donated toward the cause.

“Our Amber & Justin have been taken from us in such a senseless act. We can’t understand it, and we are still as a family, and as a community processing it,” the description reads.

Lanz is currently being held at Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to Cobb County police.

Investigations into the double homicide and officer stabbing are ongoing.

source: people.com