Gunman Sought After Georgia State Shootout

ATLANTA, GA — Police are asking for help finding a man involved in a late-night shootout with police at Georgia State University just hours before students reported for the first day of fall classes.

Georgia State Police were called at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday to suspected drug activity in a stairwell of the University Commons parking deck in downtown Atlanta. Three suspects ran away from the officers, according to police.

They were able to catch up with a male suspect, who they say fired shots at police and, later, tried to hijack a student's vehicle which was parked nearby. Two GSU officers returned fire, but police do not believe anyone was hit.

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Cairah Finley, a GSU student, told WSB-TV that she was sitting in her car with a friend when a man with a gun grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her out of the car.

"I was just grabbing back, and my friend just jumped out the car," she told the station. "But he saw the cops pull up and he just ran."

On Monday, police released surveillance photos of the man, as well as a woman who is described as a person of interest in the case.

Georgia State student began fall semester classes on Monday. The campus was placed on lockdown for a couple of hours Sunday night. The lockdown was lifted around midnight.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact GSU Police or call Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS(8477). All Crime Stoppers callers remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 if their tip helps lead to an arrest.

Photos courtesy Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta