Security guard arrested for shooting Atlanta police officer while investigating burglary
Paul Augustin (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
ATLANTA - A business security guard has been arrested after police said he shot an Atlanta police officer Thursday morning in northwest Atlanta.
Paul Augustin, 41, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and reckless conduct.
The shooting was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday at 969 Marietta Street, near the intersection with Howell Mill Road NW. The address is listed as the strip mall that houses Bartaco.
According to Atlanta police, the officer was investigating a possible burglary. One shot was fired by a security guard, and the officer was wounded in the leg. Police said officers rushed to apply a tourniquet before the injured officer was taken to the hospital. They are said to be in good spirits.
SKYFOX over the scene of an officer-involved shooting in northwest Atlanta May 5, 2022.
Investigators detained the security guard who was working at the time. Detectives said they were able to establish probable cause to secure an arrest warrant and later took him into custody.
Augustin was booked into the Fulton County Jail.
Atlanta police identified the injured officer as a 4-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department, but did not release his name.
The burglary investigation is still active.