A call about credit card fraud at a Holiday Inn in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on the morning of February 1, 2026, ended with the death of 25-year-old Gwinnett County Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang. Officer Tamang and his partner, Officer David Reed, responded to a report at the hotel on East Park Place Boulevard and were invited into the suspect’s room around 7:30 a.m. While speaking with 35-year-old Kevin Andrews of Decatur, Andrews allegedly produced a handgun and opened fire without provocation.

Officer Tamang was struck and later died at a nearby hospital. Officer Reed was shot multiple times and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. One officer returned fire, wounding Andrews, who was treated and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail without bond on multiple charges that include malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reports say Andrews has prior felony convictions and an active DeKalb County warrant for failure to appear.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe. Tamang, of Nepalese/Bhutanese descent, had graduated from the police academy in May 2025 and had been with the department less than a year. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Officer Tamang, please share what you can.