DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Dunwoody police have one suspect in custody and two others are on the run after they broke into the Perimeter Mall with a sledgehammer Thursday.
The department says one of their officers shot one of the suspects following a brief chase.
The suspects are accused of stealing high-end bags and sneakers from the store Request, as well as a security vehicle, after they broke in around 3 a.m. Police said the vehicle was unoccupied and may have been left running.
The security SUV ended up crashing into a lamp post after being riddled with bullet holes.
“The vehicle intentionally drover toward the officers,” Sgt. Michael Cheek told Channel 2’s Tom Regan. “That’s when our officer fires shots and the vehicle continued fleeing after that.”
After the vehicle crashed, the driver jumped out and ran. The two others bailed earlier in the chase. Later Thursday morning, officers found one of the suspects wounded and hiding in an apartment parking deck.
“They determined he had a single gunshot wound, provided medical care, and he is still being treated for those injuries,” Sgt. Cheek said.
The rest of the group got away with several items of unknown value.
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