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Veteran says VA gunman chased him into parking lot after shooting employee

VA Clinic Shooting Emergency vehicles are seen outside a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Ga., Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien) (Emilie Megnien/AP)

JASPER, Ga. — A man who was visiting the Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper on Tuesday says he came face-to-face with the suspected gunman who opened fire.

The GBI says that a man shot a VA employee before being shot and killed by police on Tuesday afternoon.

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Channel 2’s Audrey Washington is speaking with a veteran who says he heard the shot before the gunman started chasing him, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 5:00 p.m.

The VA employee was flown to the hospital. There is no word on their current condition.

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