ATLANTA (AP) – A deputy was injured and a suspect killed in a vehicle chase Wednesday that ended in gunfire in Atlanta, authorities said.
Clayton County Sheriff’s deputies pursued the stolen vehicle to a dead-end after trying to pull the driver over for speeding, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The vehicle then turned around and headed toward deputies who had exited their vehicles, striking one of them.
Deputies opened fire, and the suspect was killed. The GBI identified him as 23-year-old Deangelo Rashad Martin. The deputy who was struck suffered non life-threatening injuries and was released from Grady Memorial Hospital.
A photo released by the sheriff’s office showed a Honda with multiple bullet holes on the driver’s side door and windshield.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was investigating the incident.