OFFICER SHOOTING IN ATLANTA!
According to news sources, the GBI has responded to an officer-involved shooting in Atlanta.Police say the shooting happened at a home on Linkwood Road Nw.
A woman living at the home called 911 after authorities said she was frighten when she had realized one of the windows of her home was shattered.
A source told local authorities, there were some prior incidents that made investigators suspicious that an estranged family member was possibly located inside the house. Atlanta SWAT Team swarmed the neighborhood and attempted to make their way inside.
According to the leading officer:
“When they encountered a male subject, the male subject warned the officers away and would not let them make entry. He stated that he had a gun,” an official told Jaquez Thursday night. “(He) stated that he had a gun and made some threatening comments to the officers.”
The person was shot by a SWAT team member. The suspect was hit in the stomach and rushed to the hospital. Investigators are still investigating the scene and could be there into the night and possibly through the early morning hours.
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