Police Involved Shooting: Cobb Officer Released From Hospital

COBB COUNTY, GA — A Cobb County police officer was shot Wednesday night in Austell. He was taken to Grady Hospital, but has since been released, reports WSB. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released preliminary information from the shooting investigation.

The officer hasn’t been identified, but according to police, he has been with the department less than a year. The police involved Cobb shooting happened in the area of Ellison Court near S. Gordon Road.

The officer was shot in one of his arms. The suspect, identified as 58-year-old James Edward Rucker, was shot in the torso and taken to the Atlanta Medical Center. Investigators said he's still receiving medical attention. A gun was located in the doorway of the house.

In a statement they said:

"As the officer approached the door, a second officer observed a male, later identified as James Edward Rucker, age 58, in the doorway. The second officer fired in the direction of Rucker in the doorway. Rucker was shot multiple times and the officer by the door was also shot. "

Sgt. Wayne Delk tells the news station that officers responded to the scene after being alerted that someone was “firing a handgun” outside. When they arrived, they didn’t see anyone so went to the house where the shots were reportedly coming from. A man opened the door holding a gun.

WSB says this is the 16th officer-involved shooting that Cobb police have responded to this year.