APPLING COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting involving a Georgia State Patrol trooper and a kidnapping suspect in Appling County on Tuesday morning. According to GSP, a trooper from Post 16 in Hazlehurst responded to assist the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office and Hazlehurst Police with a pursuit involving a person wanted in connection with an active kidnapping case. The GBI said law enforcement tried to stop a vehicle on Highway 341 in connection to a kidnapping incident, but the driver refused to stop. The GBI identified the driver as 37-year-old Terrick Barice Griggs of Savannah. Authorities said the pursuit began in Jeff Davis County, and Griggs continued eastbound on Highway 341 into Appling County. That is when GSP troopers joined the pursuit. The GBI said Griggs stopped on Highway 341 in Appling County due to tire damage, and then ran away from the car. The trooper chased the suspect and repeatedly ordered him to stop, but authorities said the suspect did not comply. According to the GBI, Griggs fell on the ground and refused to follow the trooper’s verbal commands. The GBI said Griggs then reached toward his waistband, and the trooper shot at Griggs, hitting him multiple times. Griggs was airlifted to a regional hospital for treatment where he remains in stable condition. The GBI reported the victim of the alleged kidnapping was recovered in the car driven by Griggs. The investigation remains active and ongoing.…
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