ATLANTA — Police are investigating after a person in a stolen car shot at officers Monday afternoon in southwest Atlanta.
Channel 2's Tom Regan has learned police caught the suspect and are currently looking for the weapon.
Breaking: I’m on the scene of officer reportedly fired upon in SW Atlanta. Live report in minutes. pic.twitter.com/JGU1O3QPD2
— Tom Regan (@tomreganWSB) October 8, 2018
The suspect was driving a silver car that crashed on a sidewalk.
Before the crash, police say he opened fire on the officer who was following. The officer wasn't hit.
Regan spoke with someone who's car was hit by the suspect as he was trying to get away from police. They didn't want to be identified.
"I saw the same gray car come and it hit me and my husband. It was maybe going 65 miles per hour," the person said.
The suspect is in custody.
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