Atlanta Officer Shoots Driver Speeding Toward Him: Police

ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Atlanta on Saturday night, Patch has learned.

An off-duty Atlanta police officer was directing traffic about 10 p.m. just off Northside Drive as part of another job when he encountered a white Ford 350 van, police said.

The driver "disregarded the officer’s traffic directions and drove in the direction of the officer," according to the GBI. As the van sped toward him, the officer shot the driver, a 46-year-old man from North Carolina.

The van entered Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard from Northside Drive and continued on for several blocks before stopping. The other people in the van called 911.

The driver was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital. His injuries are non-life threatening, police said.

The Atlanta Police Department has asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation of the matter.

The shooting comes one day after Atlanta police released footage from another officer-involved shooting, which took the life of a 24-year-old man.

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