Crime & Safety
Police ID Victim, Suspect in Norcross Security Guard Shooting
Authorities still aren't sure of a motive in the shooting, they said Friday.
NORCROSS, GA — Police have identified the victim, and a suspect, in the Thursday morning shooting of a security guard at a Norcross hotel.
Gwinnett County Police say William Hudson, 46, was shot multiple times in a hallway of the Norcross Extended Stay, at 2250 Pelican Dr. in Norcross.
Police were alerted to the shooting early Thursday by a 911 call from a resident of the hotel. When officers arrived, they found Hudson in a hallway of the hotel.
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He was immediately transported to a local hospital, where he was taken into surgery and listed in critical condition.
Xavier Geder, 32, has been identified as a suspect in the shooting.
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Gwinnett police have two active warrants for Geder, for aggravated assault and aggravated battery.
The motive in the shooting is still being investigated, police said.
Anyone with information about Geder's location is encouraged to contact the Gwinnett County Police Department's homicide/assault unit at (770) 513-5300.
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