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Police officer shoots armed man during standoff in Cobb County subdivision

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  January 31, 2024 7:42am EST
Cobb County
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Police shootout in Cobb County neighborhood

Cobb County police say officers got into a shootout with a man in the Townhome community along the Chattahoochee River late Tuesday night.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A Cobb County police officer and a man got into a shootout during an incident along Columns Drive.

Officers swarmed the River Plantation subdivision on the 4000 block of Columns Drive, near a row of condos along the Chattahoochee River, just after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Investigators with the Cobb County Police Department say officers were called to the scene after a number of 911 callers reported a man walking down the road firing off a gun.

The officers met with the man near the front door of a townhouse and ordered him to drop the gun. Officials say the man disregarded the order and fired a shot, after which an officer shot him.  

FOX 5 cameras caught agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation placing evidence markers at the scene and examining a Cobb County Police SUV that was parked at the scene.

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Cobb County police officers swarm a row of condos located in between Column Drive and the Chattahoochee River after shots were exchange between an officer and a man at the location on Jan. 30, 2024. (FOX 5)

Officials say no officers were injured in the shootout. The gunman was transported to Kennestoen Hospital. Officials have not shared his identity or current condition.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will do its own independent investigation into the shooting.

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