Crime & Safety
DeKalb Officers Fired Upon During Domestic Dispute
Police were responding to a domestic disturbance in unincorporated Decatur early Monday morning when someone shot at one of the officers.
DEKALB COUNTY, GA -- Police continue searching for a man who allegedly fired several shots early Monday morning at officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance. The incident happened at the Wesley Club apartments on Wesley Club Drive in unincorporated Decatur. Police arrived on the scene to find a woman waiting outside the apartments. When police went in the apartment to talk with the man, they said several shots were fired at them.
No officer was injured. The gunman fled through a back door.
Police are warning nearby residents that an armed and dangerous gunman is on the loose while they search for him.
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