Three police officers shot, suspect killed in Atlanta shooting

Three Atlanta police officers were injured in a shooting Saturday evening.

The armed suspect, who has not yet been identified, was killed in an exchange of gunfire, according to Fox5.

All three officers survived and are “alive and stable,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said. “They are alert, conscious and breathing.”

Police were responding to a report of an armed person in the Capitol View neighborhood of southwest Atlanta around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. .

Police encountered an individual armed with a handgun and a knife. After a fight, the three police officers and the suspect were hit by gunfire. It is unclear who fired the first shots.

Chief Schierbaum said one of the officers was shot in the shoulder and another was shot in the leg. The third officer was struck by a bullet and did not require surgery, he said.

The police officers – two aged 31 and one aged 28 – according to Fox5, are being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital. Their names have not yet been released.

In a statement, Atlanta Mayor Dickens said, “I am devastated to find ourselves again in this place where senseless gun violence has injured three of our APD officers.

“My thoughts are with these officers and their families, and we are cooperating fully with this ongoing investigation. Thank you to the surgeons and staff at Grady Hospital for ensuring our officers’ survival.

An investigation into the police-involved shooting is ongoing.

This comes less than two weeks after four police officers were shot and killed while executing an arrest warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina.