Crime & Safety
Police Chase Ends In Gunfire, Officer-Involved Shooting
Huge police activity delayed traffic on I-285 and Camp Creek Parkway for hours on Friday.
EAST POINT, GA -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting in East Point. According to East Point police, officers saw a vehicle moving erratically through the Camp Creek Marketplace. They encountered the vehicle again at nearby gas station and determined the vehicle was stolen.
Police followed the car to a Publix grocery store and approached it. That's when, police said, the car accelerated toward the officers, striking a police car. Shots were fired at some point during the confrontation, and a police chase ensued. The chase ended on I-285 and Washington Road when someone in the vehicle took off on foot. Additional shots were fired. A suspect, who has not been identified, was taken to Grady Memorial for treatment.
The #GBI has been requested by the East Point Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. Agents are en route and we are working to gather details. pic.twitter.com/aSKMHyauz0
— Nelly Miles (@NMilesGBIPIO) December 28, 2018
#BREAKING: Police shooting shuts down I-285 near Camp Creek Parkway. The @GBI_GA is responding to an reported officer-involved shooting near East Point. #fox5atl pic.twitter.com/Yvxolgqw2s
— Thomas D Bradley (@ThomasDBradley) December 28, 2018
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