Man wanted for Brookhaven armed home invasion shot by officers after chase

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - A 19-year-old man was shot by police after a home invasion, shootout, and chase from a Brookhaven home to a busy Chamblee intersection late Thursday evening. Two other people have been taken into custody as police search for a fourth suspect. 

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, officers with the Brookhaven Police Department were called out around 11 p.m. to a residence located along Caldwell Road. Investigators say the homeowner was looking through her home surveillance video when she saw four armed gunmen inside. She told police she called a friend who came over and confronted the armed men.  

That friend told FOX 5 he was rapper Tracy T. 

After a brief shootout, the suspects drove off in a Lexus which was responding to the scene. 

As the suspects drove off in a Lexus, a responding officer observed the car leaving the neighborhood. That was the same car that neighbor Andrew Fisher captured on video speeding past his home. 

"It sounds like gunshots, so we looked outside, and we saw a car drive off," Fisher told FOX 5's Deidra Dukes. 

This image captured from home surveillance video shows a Lexus wanted in connection to a home invasion speeding down Caldwell Road in Brookhaven on Aug. 15, 202 (Supplied)

Another neighbor, who asked not to be identified, also heard the shootout between the victim's friend and the fleeing suspects. 

"I was on the phone and heard a ‘crack, crack, crack.’ I was immediately like, ‘what's going on?" the woman said.  

Officers gave chase, pursuing the vehicle into Chamblee. It eventually wrecked, striking a utility pole near the intersection of Peachtree Boulevard and Broad Street. All four men jumped out of the car and ran from the scene. 

Full details about the officer-involved shooting remain under investigation, but what is known is the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Albert Eugene Burns, of Snellville, was struck by gunfire after officers opened fire. Investigators say Burns dropped two guns separately as he continued to run away, despite being injured.  

According to the GBI, officers fired again at Burns as he attempted to pick up one of those weapons.  

Burns was eventually taken into custody and rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. As of late Friday, his condition was not known. 

Davion Harper, 22, and Tyson Kamari Kirksey, 18, both of Conyers, were arrested a short time later. Both were booked into the DeKalb County Jail. 

Davion Harper and Tyson Kamari Kirksey (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

The fourth suspect in the home invasion robbery remained at large as of Friday evening. That suspect’s name or description has not been released. 

The Brookhaven Police Department is investigating the home invasion and aggravated assault. The GBI has been asked to investigate the use of force.