Crime & Safety
Suspect Injured In Hostage Incident, Police Shootout In Lithonia
When officers responded to a person being held against their will, police say they exchanged gunfire with the suspect in Lithonia.
LITHONIA, GA — A suspect was critically injured during a shootout with officers and an incident involving a person being held against their will early Friday morning in the 7900 block of Errol Drive, DeKalb County Police said.
Police released little details but said the incident happened around 5:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they encountered the suspect, and police said gunfire was exchanged.
The suspect was hit and injured, later being taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said. The shooting did not injure officers, police said.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is overseeing the probe in the case at the request of police.
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