HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect shot a Gainesville police officer responding to a distress call on Thursday night. The suspect is now dead after exchanging gunfire with officers.
This is a breaking news story. The latest developments on Channel 2 Action News This Morning streaming on WSB Now.
Gainesville officers responded to Briarwood Drive and Skyline Drive around 10:30 p.m. after a woman called 911 to report a man threatening to kill her. When police arrived, they say the man shot one of their officers. The man then ran inside the home and barricaded himself.
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Six hours later, police said the man exited the house and started shooting at officers and SWAT teams. The officers returned fire. The suspect was shot and killed.
The officer who was shot is stable. Police said his ballistic vest protected him.
“Two additional GPD officers were transported to the medical center for evaluation and are physically stable,” police said.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has now taken over the investigation.
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