Suspect Shot During Police Encounter

from the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police:

A convicted felon wanted in connection with a string of shootings is in the hospital after being shot while trying to run over police.

Stanley Latwan Hall, 24, was wounded by gunfire in the parking lot of Memorial Health University Medical Center before escaping U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Fugitive Task Force agents and Savannah-Chatham Metro Police officers shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday. His wounds are not considered to be life threatening.

Agents of the fugitive task force opened fire after Hall repeatedly rammed a barricade of police cars then aimed his vehicle at officers in an attempt to run them over. Police scrambled back to their cars as Hall made his escape. They  found Hall's  Chevrolet Camaro abandoned in the 2200 block of DeRenne Avenue. 

While searching for Hall, officers spotted a PT Cruiser speeding away from the area and subsequently arrested the driver after a lengthy pursuit. Police later identified the driver as Andre Bonds, 19, after he abandoned the car in the 1200 block of East 69th Street.  He was taken to jail on drug charges unrelated to Hall's escape.                                                  

Meanwhile, Hall had managed to get a ride to  St. Joseph’s Hospital after eluding officers. Task force agents and police found him there and arrested him without incident. He was admitted for treatment and is under police guard. The man who drove Hall to St. Joseph’s was held pending further investigation.

Hall is charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, felony obstruction by fleeing, criminal damage and interference with government property and other traffic violations. He also faces a parole violation. None of the officers were injured during the ordeal.
 
The task force, in conjunction with Central Precinct officers, had been searching for Hall since Jan. 24 when they linked him to a string of shootings throughout the city. Although the shootings resulted with no injuries and specifically targeted another man arrested weeks ago, task force agents and police continued to work jointly to locate Hall. After intelligence on Hall’s whereabouts surfaced late Wednesday, agents and police converged at Memorial and awaited his arrival. When they tried to arrest him, that’s when Hall plowed into the police cars, which triggered the chain of events.

The respective agencies of the agents involved in the shooting are investigating the actions of their personnel.