GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A 45-year-old man ran into the middle of Buford Highway on Sunday night and was trying to get hit by a car, police say, before he was pulled away and made a shocking admission: He'd just stabbed his 81-year-old mother to death.
"Gwinnett County Police responded to a call of a male running into the street on Buford Highway," Gwinnett Police spokesperson Carlton Releford said. "The male was intentionally running into the street to get hit by oncoming traffic."
After speaking with the man, they learned that he had stabbed his mother. The suspect then gave them the address where his mother was.
They soon found the 81-year-old woman with injuries to her face so severe she had to be taken to an area hospital. Police later confirmed that the woman died from her injuries.
Homicide detectives, the district attorney's office and the crime scene investigation unit have all been called to the scene to uncover more of the circumstances of the violent attack.
The son has since been taken into custody in connection with his mother's assault and death. Police haven't released the names of either person but said that the man is 45 years old and that he lived with the 81-year-old victim. Police said no one else was injured and they don't believe anyone else lived at the home.
"It's very disheartening and our prayers go out to the family," Releford said.
The Chelsea Falls Lane area is located just outside of Suwanee, Georgia and off of Buford Highway.
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