CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — An armed robbery and chase on Interstate 285 eastbound in Clayton County near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ended with one person being shot and three others arrested.
The latest from the scene, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen says that just after 8:45 p.m., deputies were called to an armed robbery off Taylor Road. The victim said several men with assault rifles held him at gunpoint and stole his gun and phone.
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The victim called 911 and described the distinctive orange Kia that the suspects were driving.
Deputies found the car driving on Old National Highway and began chasing it onto I-285.
Eventually, deputies performed a PIT maneuver, stopping the car under the airport runway tunnel near Riverdale Road.
Four suspects hopped out of the car and started running. One of them was shot by a deputy. That suspect suffered injuries to his arm and leg, and was taken the hospital.
The other three were taken into custody.
The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Monterrian Stone, 18-year-old Ranardo Goodwin, 28-year-old Deshante Martez Phillips and a 14-year-old. It’s unclear which of them was shot.
The sheriff says they will eventually be turned over to Clayton County police for investigation of the armed robbery.
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