Three Atlanta police officers were shot, and a suspect allegedly armed with a handgun was killed, just after 5 p.m. Saturday.
The officers’ wounds are not life-threatening.
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Atlanta Police DepartmentPolice were called about a man with a gun and officers arrived on scene to find the man allegedly armed with both a gun and a knife, ABC News reported.
An exchange of gunfire occurred leaving three officers wounded. The suspect was killed during the exchange.
11 Alive quoted Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum saying, “[The officers] did encounter an individual that’s armed with a handgun and a knife. During that encounter, there was a struggle.”
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Atlanta Police DepartmentLate Saturday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted that one officer has been released from the hospital.
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