Man in U-Haul shot by police following dispute; GBI investigating
GBI investigates after man in U-Haul shot by police following dispute
Atlanta police responded to a call about a dispute in an apartment complex along Gibson Street at Memorial Drive involving an individual in a U-Haul truck. Police said officers opened fire after the armed man refused to comply with orders.
ATLANTA - The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect hospitalized with critical injuries.
Atlanta Police responded to a call about a dispute at an apartment building on Gibson Street at Memorial Drive just before one this afternoon, involving an individual in a U-Haul.
When the officer arrived at the scene, he found the unidentified suspect, later identified as 32-year-old Jamaull Jones, in the passenger side of the U-Haul.
The officer asked the man to get out of the vehicle, but the suspect initially refused the officer's commands.
"The male did proceed to get out of the U-Haul truck. He was armed with a weapon. There was a physical altercation. The officer was able to disengage himself and fire off at least one round," Deputy Chief Charles Hampton, Jr told FOX 5's Deidra Dukes,
The suspect was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound.
A man at the scene who owns a moving company based out of state said he hired the suspect to help him move someone out of the apartments, after meeting the suspect at a local Home Depot.
"When I got the one guy, I sent over here to the house to do the work, the customer call me say, 'I don't want to move with you guys.' I say, 'Why? I will be there in one hour and when I got here this all had happened."
Police said the armed man was a convicted felon. The officer involved in the incident suffered minor injuries.
The GBI is investigating the officer involved shooting which is standard procedure.