ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer was shot on Monday while responding to someone in mental health crisis.
Channel 2 Action News was at a news conference on Monday morning where Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum laid out how the incident unfolded.
We are working to gather more information on the circumstances of the shooting, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
Around 8:41 a.m., an officer went to the home along Clark Howard Lane SW, where police said Michael Gates, 24, was having a mental health crisis.
Schierbaum said officers have responded to this home multiple times and that Gates suffers from schizophrenia and is bipolar.
Police said Gates started firing at the officers when they arrived, and Gates was hit in the right arm.
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Schierbaum praised all the responding officers who were able to de-escalate the situation and take Gates into custody.
The officer who was injured has been identified as Devante Matthews, 30, who joined the force in Sept. 2019.
He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
As for Gates, he was taken to Atlanta police headquarters for questioning, and Schierbaum said he will be charged accordingly.