Update: 4:00PM 4/27/2023

(ATLANTA, Ga.) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed an ongoing investigation at the site of an officer-involved shooting which took place shortly after 1:00PM, 4/27/2023.

In a press conference starting just past 4:00pm, Atlanta Police reported that officers responded to a report of an armed person, attempting to rob a store on Memorial Drive and Moreland Avenue.

Police say that the individual was commanded to drop his weapon. He did not, and instead fired at patrol vehicles.

The suspect was hit by return fire, and fell to the ground. Police say he again fired off a few shots, and was hit again by return fire.

Some officers sustained minor injuries, but no officers were hit by gunfire.

The suspect was transported to Grady Hospital, where he died. The suspect’s name has not been released.

(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Atlanta police are investigating a shooting at an east Atlanta gas station Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened at the Valero gas station at the corner of Memorial Drive and Moreland Avenue around 1:30 p.m.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that an Atlanta police officer was involved in the shooting. It’s unclear if the officer was injured.

There are multiple law enforcement vehicles and at least two firetrucks at the scene and crime scene tape is strung up across the gas station.

The busy stretch of road is currently shut down.

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