Updated 12-13-2022 at 4:13 p.m.
Authorities are asking anyone who was in the area of Hi Hope Rd. and Swanson Dr. between the hours of 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday morning to contact detectives. This area also includes Ga. 316 and Hurricane Shoals. Police are hoping to find witnesses who have dash cam video of the incident.
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson shared her grief for Riner's family in a press release.
“I am shocked and saddened by today’s tragic and senseless loss of Gwinnett Correctional Officer Scott Riner who was killed this morning outside the Comprehensive Correctional Complex.," Hendrickson said. "I extend my deepest and heartfelt sympathies to Officer Scott Riner’s loved ones, Warden Darrell Johnson and the entire Gwinnett County Department of Corrections. As our community mourns alongside the family of Officer Riner, who now carry a burden no family should ever have to bear, let us never forget the fragility of life and the sacrifices our public safety and law enforcement officers make every day. This holiday season and other seasons to come will now look different in the Riner household. The Gwinnett County family lends our support to his family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time.”
Original story posted 12-13-2022 at 10:30 a.m.
An officer was killed and a suspect is at large following a shooting at the Gwinnett County Correctional Complex in Lawrenceville Tuesday morning.
Gwinnett County Police Officer Hideshi Valle said the agency responded at about 6:20 a.m. to a call of a person shot at the complex at 750 Hi Hope Road.
Senior Correctional Officer Scott Riner, 59, of Dacula was found dead in the parking lot with gunshot wounds.
Riner allegedly confronted the male suspect outside of the facility which led to the shooting.
No arrests had been made in the case as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
"We are working on getting any information or any leads that could help us with this investigation," Valle said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Gwinnett County Police detectives at 770-513-5300 or Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS.
Riner had been employed with the Correctional Complex for over 10 years.
"The Gwinnett Police department would like to extend condolences to his family, friends, and coworkers," a press release from the police department reads.
