SOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) — Two police officers were injured and a suspect was killed in a shootout Friday just south of Atlanta.
Just before noon, Fulton County police officers observed a “suspicious individual” and requested assistance, according to a news release. As an officer from the city of South Fulton arrived to provide support, there was an exchange of gunfire.
A Fulton County police officer and a South Fulton police officer were injured, and the suspect was fatally wounded, police said.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.