A Norcross family is demanding answers after they say Gwinnett County deputies pointed a loaded gun at their 8-year-old daughter while serving a warrant at their home on Langley Drive. The family has since filed a formal complaint with Internal Affairs, hoping to find out exactly what happened inside their house that day.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the family says deputies arrived at the Langley Drive address to execute a warrant, and it was during that encounter that the child allegedly had a loaded firearm pointed at her. The claim comes directly from the family, and the station's report does not include a response from law enforcement about what led to that moment.
Family Turns to Internal Affairs After Alleged Encounter
Rattled by the alleged incident, the family filed a complaint with Internal Affairs, according to the same account. It's a step that puts the matter in front of Gwinnett County's own review process, though what comes of it remains to be seen.
Gwinnett County Police Department says its complaint forms are only for commendations or complaints about Police Department employees. The department's complaint form states that “anonymous complaints are accepted, and all complaints are investigated.”
How Police Department Complaints Are Reviewed
For complaints covered by the Police Department's process, the complaint form says either the Office of Professional Standards or the employee's own supervisor will conduct the investigation, depending on the complaint's severity. That process should not be assumed to apply to deputies whose agency has not been confirmed.
A Separate Route for Sheriff's Office Complaints
The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office lists a citizen complaint route through its Professional Standards Section and Internal Affairs Unit, separate from the Police Department process. The listed information identifies where to submit complaints, but does not specify the Sheriff's Office's investigation steps or what findings are disclosed.
That tiered system means the path this particular complaint takes — and who ultimately reviews it — could depend on how the incident is categorized once it's logged. For now, the family is left waiting, with no word yet from the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office or Police Department on the allegations.
