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Multiple officers injured before SWAT standoff
Two Jackson officers are recovering after police say a gunman fired on them while they were responding to reports of someone screaming at a home.
BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - Two Georgia police officers have been injured during a shooting and SWAT standoff at a Butts County home.
Jackson Police Chief James Morgan told FOX 5 that the incident began around 3 p.m. after responders received a 911 call about a man screaming at a home in the Fox Hollow neighborhood.
When officers got to the home, police say they found the door open. The officer went inside to see what was going on. That's when the situation became dangerous.
"While they were inside the residence, shots were fired at the officers. They retreated," Morgan said.
The suspect is taken out of the home by SWAT members. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The injured officers tried to go back into the home, but police say the gunman barricaded himself inside and disappeared.
The encounter left one male officer with broken wrist and a female officer with a large cut over her left eye. Both officers have been treated and released from the hospital.
The Butts County SWAT team brought in a negotiator to try to convince the barricaded gunman to surrender. As of Monday at 8 a.m. the suspect has surrendered to authorities.
Officers think the suspect lives in the home, which is owned by a relative. They have not released the man's identity.
Morgan is just glad his officers weren't hit by the bullets that came flying at them.
"We just want to pray for the families - both families - and pray for the community," he said.
This story is developing, check back for updates.