Victims Help Arrest Man Who Pulled Gun on Child, Others

NORCROSS, GA -- Alert victims helped police arrest a man who held two groups of people, including a 10 year old, at gunpoint on Saturday, police say.

Ali Eduardo Pazos-Gonzalez, 19, of Tucker, was arrested after being Tasered and is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and a count of armed robbery, according to Gwinnett County Police.

Police responded to the first call shortly before midnight on Saturday.

A group of four people said they arrived at Oakbrook Square Shopping Center, at 6100 Live Oak Pkwy., in unincorporated Norcross, and noticed a suspicious man sitting inside a vehicle in the parking lot.

As they were walking from their car toward a nearby business, the man approached them, pointing a handgun at them and demanding all their possessions.

Police say Pazos-Gonzalez stole the group's cell phones, IDs, and debit and credit cards. But as he drove away, the victims were able to get a description of his vehicle and license plate number.

Shortly afterward, police say they received a second call, this one from nearby Rockbridge Court Apartments, where a woman said a man pointed a gun at her, her friend and a 10 year old in the parking lot.

While police were running the license plate number given to them by the original victims, one of those victims called back to say they'd seen the suspect and vehicle again at 6259 South Norcross Tucker Rd.

Officers responded and found Pazos-Gonzalez. He "was not fully compliant," according to police, and officers deployed their Tasers to subdue him.

The victims from both robberies positively identified Pazos-Gonzalez as the man who robbed them, police said in a news release.

He was transported to Gwinnett County Jail, where he was booked early Sunday morning.

(Photo courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department)