CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect is dead and an officer was injured after a chase ended in a shooting on an Interstate 575 exit ramp on Wednesday night.
Woodstock police say an officer pulled over a car at the Hwy. 92 exit just after 6:30 p.m. After speaking with the driver, he sped off.
A short chase ended just one exit later on the I-575 northbound ramp at Towne Lake Parkway.
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The suspect, whose identity has not been released, fired at officers.
One officer returned fire and hit the suspect, who was later pronounced dead.
An officer received a non-life-threatening injury, but police did not comment on what kind of injury or how severe it was.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says they have been called to a assist in the investigation.
The ramp remains blocked to traffic.
Channel 2 Action News is at the scene with a large police presence, as well as ambulance and firetrucks.
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