NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — An FBI agent was forced to open fire early Friday after a wanted man ran from a Sandy Springs hotel, hopped in a pickup truck and dragged the agent for a quarter-mile, officials told Channel 2 Action News.
The incident happened on the 6000 block of Powers Ferry Road, according to officials.
The incident started in the lobby of the Wyndham Atlanta Galleria when the FBI agent tried to arrest the man in connection with a gang investigation, Kevin Rowson, a public affairs specialist with FBI Atlanta, said.
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The incident spilled outside when the man took off and tried to get away in the truck.
“The agent tried to stop the suspect from fleeing in the vehicle and somehow got caught up in the vehicle and got dragged by the suspect,” Rowson said. “At that point, the agent felt that his life was in danger, so he shot the suspect.”
The agent called 911 and the suspect returned to the hotel lobby, according to the FBI.
Sandy Springs police arrested him without incident inside the Wyndham, Rowson said.
An investigation is ongoing outside the hotel.
Source: shootout between #FBI, suspect in Sandy Springs, agent injured, suspect shot, both sent to hospitals #breakingnews @wsbtv
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) January 5, 2018
Gun and shell casings on ground outside Sandy Springs Wyndham Hotel on Powers Ferry after shootout between suspect and FBI pic.twitter.com/LfEShYm0os
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 5, 2018
Sandy Springs Police and FBI at hotel where suspect and agent injured. Main entrance blocked. Working to confirm more information pic.twitter.com/qLZz2E1pfs
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 5, 2018
Gun and wallet on ground at hotel in Sandy Springs. FBI confirms suspect shot by agents, taken to hospital and one agent hurt, but not shot and will be okay pic.twitter.com/h0EheTwmgb
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 5, 2018
Guest says lobby all blocked off at Wyndham in Sandy Springs after suspect shot by FBI agent during arrest pic.twitter.com/fhaxs2Rfpl
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 5, 2018
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