CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Chamblee police are investigating a shooting involving their officers at Walmart on Thursday afternoon.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says they have been called to the Walmart on Chamblee Tucker Road to investigate an officer-involved shooting.
Channel 2’s Matt Johnson was at the apartment complex across the street from Walmart where he found another large police presence during Channel 2 Action News at 6:00 p.m.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Witnesses told him that a man may have opened fire on police, and they fired back, striking him. Those witnesses say the man then ran into a restaurant and ultimately over to the apartment complex.
Neither the police nor the GBI has confirmed that account of what happened.
Officials have not commented on the extent of any injuries.
Details on possible suspects and what may have led up to the shooting have not been released.
Channel 2 Action News reached out to Walmart’s corporate office for a statement. They declined to offer one and pointed us to local law enforcement.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2026 Cox Media Group
