Crime & Safety
Police Shooting Injures Man In Union City
When responding officers made contact with the man, authorities say he was armed with a gun that he hid behind a door in Union City.
UNION CITY, GA — A 24-year-old man was injured in a recent police shooting at a Union City apartment in the 5700 block of Buffington Road in Atlanta, state authorities said Tuesday.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday when two Union City Police officers responded to reports of gunfire.
When they arrived and made contact with the man, authorities said he was armed with a gun that he hid behind the front door.
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Officers commanded he drop the gun; but when he stepped from behind the door, the officers shot him, authorities said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said.
They added two officers had to be taken to a separate hospital so they could be evaluated for stress-related symptoms, including elevated heart rates and shortness of breath. The officers did not suffer physical injuries, authorities said.
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Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office for review.
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