Jonathan Bun, Teen in fatal cop shooting arrested

Authorities have arrested a Riverdale teen wanted in the fatal shooting of a Clayton County deputy, police have confirmed.

Jonathan Bun, 17, was arrested sometime after 8 p.m. following a massive manhunt in the Riverdale area that included officers from at least 10 jurisdictions, Clayton police spokeswoman Tina Daniel said.

Dozens of officers from across metro Atlanta joined the search for the suspect Wednesday afteoon (Fox 5 Atlanta)

The 25-year law enforcement veteran was shot Wednesday afteoon after he pulled over Bun, wanted for an unrelated armed robbery.

The 55-year-old victim was pronounced dead at Southe Regional Hospital, officials said.

The shooting occurred not far from where Bun lived with his parents and two younger sisters.

Bun's family moved into the Church Street apartments in Riverdale about a year ago, said Garrett Anderson, who resides in the same complex. The suspect didn't join them until about two months later, he said.

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Anderson said he had not seen Jonathan Bun in about two weeks.

"There was some sort of fight with his mother," he said. "He left and hadn't been back since."

A person who answered the phone at the family's residence declined comment.

Meanwhile, a road block set up at East Fayetteville Road between Walker Road and Highway 314 was teeming with law enforcement into the night while police choppers circled over the densely wooded area. SWAT teams, assisted by trained bloodhounds, went door-to-door in search of the alleged teen cop killer.

Sherry Glover's 12-year-old, Christopher, was among those stranded at day camp at the Virginia Burton Gray Recreation Center, not far from where police halted all traffic on the south end of East Fayetteville Road.

"At least I know he's safe," Burton said as she watched nearly a dozen Fulton County police vehicles drive past, blue lights whirring.

Bun was wanted for an incident that occurred Jan. 27 at Los Amigos Gifts & Things on Old Dixie Road in Forest Park. According to Clayton police, Bun followed an employee into the store's office and produced a handgun, demanding money from the register. He escaped with $200.

Wednesday's shooting highlights a disturbing trend. Nationally, the number of officers killed while on duty rose 37 percent in 2010, to 160 from 117 the previous year, according to numbers compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit that tracks police deaths. Eight of those killed worked in Georgia, including a Georgia state trooper, Chadwick LeCroy, shot two days after Christmas off Bolton Road in Atlanta.

In March, Athens Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, a father of two young children, was fatally shot after pulling over a carjacking suspect. Jamie Hood was also charged in the shooting of another Athens officer, Tony H. Howard.