HALL COUNTY, Ga. - The Hall County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot a man trying to escape a traffic stop on Saturday night.
The shooting happened at around 9:30 p.m. on McEver Road.
Officials said a deputy was conducting a traffic stop on a motorcycle that was speeding.
The motorcycle "lost control in attempt to evade the deputy" and the incident "escalated."
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 37-year-old Buford resident Marshall Anthony Hooper went to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after a deputy shot him.
The GBI said Hooper crashed his motorcycle trying to get away from police and he ignored commands from law enforcement.
No deputies were injured.