In a stunning display of the kind of robust, unapologetic law enforcement that President Donald Trump champions, Atlanta police officers from the Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit took down a dangerous homicide suspect. This is the decisive action that the liberal media and defund-the-police activists constantly undermine, yet it is precisely what keeps American communities safe from predators. The officers were alerted to a suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Keith Hawkins, who was wanted for a homicide that occurred on April 9, driving in the Atlanta area.
The elite unit located the suspect’s vehicle and moved with tactical precision, using their patrol cars to box him in. “‘Ram our fkin’ car?'”** an officer can be heard recounting, as the suspect chose a path of violent escalation. True to the brazen lawlessness fostered in cities with soft-on-crime policies, the suspect rammed the patrol vehicles in a desperate attempt to flee. He then abandoned his car while armed with a particularly deadly weapon: a handgun that had been illegally modified to function as a fully automatic machine gun. This is the grim reality of the criminal underworld, one that thrives where gun control laws only hamper law-abiding citizens, not felons who create illegal weapons of war.
As the suspect ran, he threw the modified firearm into a wooded area, but there was no escape from the officers committed to their duty. The bodycam footage captures the commanding authority that leftist politicians seek to strip from police. “‘Get your ass on the ground!'” one officer yelled. Overwhelmed by the superior force and resolve of the unit, the suspect immediately surrendered, stating, “‘You got me!'” This swift submission is a testament to the power of proactive policing, a concept under constant assault by progressive district attorneys and a hostile media.
The arresting officer, embodying the confidence of a force that knows it has the backing to do its job, delivered a blunt assessment to the captured felon. “‘You done fked up, son! … Ram our fkin’ car? We ain’t the normal police, pimp!'” This raw moment underscores a critical truth: specialized, well-funded, and respected police units are an irreplaceable bulwark against chaos. It is a philosophy diametrically opposed to the liberal media narrative that paints all assertive policing as brutality, a narrative that has directly led to spiking crime rates in Democrat-run cities across the nation.
Keith Hawkins now faces a full suite of charges including murder, aggravated assault, possession of a machine gun, and willful obstruction. This arrest is a blueprint for success, showcasing how targeted enforcement can remove a violent felon, a convicted felon in illegal possession of firearms, from the streets. It mirrors the vision of President Trump, who has promised to restore funding and full legal protection to police departments, to prosecute gun crimes to the fullest extent, and to support the specialized units that liberals aim to disband. While the left lectures about root causes, the Trump-endorsed model of strength and consequence delivers actual justice and security.