Officer-Involved Shooting in NW Atlanta; GBI Investigating

ATLANTA, GA — Updated 12:40 pm — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case of an Atlanta police officer-involves shooting that happened early Thursday morning in the northwest Atlanta community of Howell Station.

According to the GBI, the shooting happened around 4:30 am on Tilden Street. Atlanta police were called to the scene regarding a reported attempted car break-in. Police arrived to find "an individual crouched down near a vehicle parked in a driveway," according to a GBI statement. "The officers requested the subject to step out with his hands up. At that time, the subject displayed a firearm and fired shots in the direction of the officers. One of the officers returned fire, striking the subject. The subject fled a short distance before being apprehended."

The suspect was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he is in stable condition.

A weapon was recovered at the scene of the incident, the GBI said.

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