Alexander said the detectives identified the suspected vehicle on I-285 and Lavista Road and requested backup from uniformed officers so the suspects would know they were being pulled over by police.
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A Georgia cops officers officer was shot within the shoulder throughout a “running gun battle” near an Atlanta-area fuel station Friday . afternoon, cops officers stated.
Stephen Fore said Saturday that 47-year-old Vizcarrando was treated and released from Grady Hospital late Friday.
Two officers were chasing the robbery suspects when the suspects crashed into a gas station in Tucker, a city of 27,500 people about 20 miles northeast of Atlanta, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said. Both suspects face charges of aggravated assault on a police officer and felony obstruction.
Authorities did not release the names, genders, or races of either the officer or the suspects.
“These officers did an extraordinary job today”, Alexander said.
One suspect was caught at the scene with a firearm.
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Alexander said that neither suspect was shot and that the shootout was a part of an on-going investigation.
