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.
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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, police say he sped off.
A short chase ended just one exit later on the I-575 northbound ramp at Towne Lake Parkway. Police said the suspect fired at officers. One of the officers returned fire and shot the suspect, who died at the scene.
An officer received a non-life-threatening injury, but police did not comment on what kind of injury.
The ramp was closed for several hours during the investigation. Channel 2 Action News was at the scene where there was a large number of police cars, an ambulance and firetrucks.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has not released the suspect’s name.
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