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Student’s death draws national attention Ga. Tech senior from Lilburn killed by police after standoff FROM STAFF REPORTS The police-involved shooting death of a Georgia Tech student from Lilburn gained national attention and spurred violent protests on the Atlanta campus this weekend. “Why did you have to shoot?” asked the student’s
dad, Bill Schultz, during a press conference on Monday. “That’s the only quesScout tion that Schultz matters right now. Why did you
kill my son?” Georgia Institute of Technology police said Scout Schultz, 21, held out an object suspected of being a knife and wouldn’t stop walking toward police with it late Saturday. Eventually, one officer shot the student in the heart. The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation later allegedly found three suicide notes in Schultz’s dorm room. Schultz was a senior Tech student who grew up in Lilburn. The computer engineering major earned nearly straight A’s and led Georgia Tech’s Pride Alliance Group.
Schultz was intersex, having biological or physiological characteristics that aren’t fully male or female. The student chose to identify as nonbinary, neither male nor female. Scout’s friends and family used the pronoun “they” to refer to Scout. The Associated Press has suggested media use that pronoun, too.
The family said Schultz had battled depression in the past, but also had plans for the future. The student was scheduled to graduate ahead of schedule in December. “Scout got great grades and he started grad work to learn how to make bio-medical devices,” said
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Body-worn cameras for police given funding OK BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com
Barnyard adventures
Kristi Watts and her son Hudson check out the baby goat in the 4-H Farm Friends exhibit Tuesday at the Gwinnett County Fair in Lawrenceville. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)
4-H fair exhibit allows kids of all ages to interact with farm animals
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The 4-H Farm Friends barn is a tradition at the Gwinnett County Fair. In its 27th year in the big red barn, the exhibit reminds visitors of Gwinnett’s rural days of yesteryear. There are educational posters explaining each animal, some history lessons and even a makeshift station to simulate milking a cow. The barn with sawdust on the floor and animal pens framing the walls fills up with youngsters and adults alike. For a donation of $1, visitors get to see and pet animals such as calf brothers Stormy and Harvey, who were born on Sept. 9 at Williams Dairy
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without reaching into the cage to touch the soft fur and the silky ears. Also vying for attention is donkey Ellie Mae, who hugs the pen wall to avoid missing an opportunity to have her shoulder scratched. Not to be outdone, baby goats Honey and Stella are often in the arms of a handler or standing on their cage, making Rain Xue looks at the animals with his daughter in the 4-H Farm it easy for folks to reach them. Friends exhibit Tuesday evening at the Gwinnett County Fair in Children quickly make their Lawrenceville. way to the back of the barn just to pet these two tiny goats. in Madison as Hurricane Irma barn stop visitors in their tracks. Adult goats Elmo and headed their way. The cute babies make it difSee ANIMAL, Page 9A Rabbits in the center of the ficult for most people to pass
Gwinnett County law enforcement officers will soon get cameras to record their interactions with the public. County commissioners approved a three month contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. to buy body-worn cameras and a data management system for Gwinnett’s police department, Sheriff’s Office and department of corrections. Although the initial contract is only for one quarter, it can be renewed annually to last up to five years and three months. The initial three-month term will cost $30,666. If it is renewed to its full potential length, however, the cameras and data management system would cost just over $4.4 million. “Body-worn cameras can help improve the quality of service expected from personnel in the police department, sheriff’s department and corrections department, as well as promote Butch legitimacy and the sense Ayers of procedural justice that the citizens of Gwinnett County expect from their law enforcement officials,” Police Chief Butch Ayers told commissioners. The purchase of body cameras for officers and deputies has been in the works for at least a couple of years as officials from the agencies involved worked through the process of planning for such a system. Proponents of body cameras have been calling for more law enforcement agencies to implement use of the cameras in recent years, particularly in response to high profile officer-involved shootings. While Ayers said they can help with transparency, he also said they can be helpful for law enforcement in a variety of areas. “Body-worn cameras can effectively capture incidents between officers and citizens that can be of evidentiary value in solving criminal activity, resolving internal and external complaint investigations, improve department training, increase officer productivity as well as numerous other benefits,” he said. “A body-worn camera program will
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Gwinnett seeking state, federal assistance with Irma recovery BY CURT YEOMANS
Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director Greg Swanson talks to county officials Tuesday about efforts to recover from Tropical Storm Irma. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)
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Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director Greg Swanson went back eight years on Tuesday to find a natural disaster in the county that he could compare to the damage wrought by Tropical Storm Irma last week. As he talked to reporters about the storm’s damage in Gwinnett, he referred back to the floods of
2009 when asked to compare Irma to past weather incidents in the county. His remarks came after he joined Police Chief Butch Ayers and Fire Chief Casey Snyder in a presentation to commissioners on Irma’s impact on the area. “It is not quite equal to the floods of 2009,” Swanson said. “2009 was the last time this county received a federal declaration of emergency, and in that incident we did receive a declaration for public assistance
and individual assistance. So far in this one, we have received the declaration for public assistance.” County officials will take state and federal emergency management officials, from GEMA and FEMA, on a tour Wednesday of Irma-related damage in Gwinnett. During the tour, state and federal officials will conduct an assessment of damage that will help decide what kind of recovery aid the county could get.
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