Police: Gunman shoots at cars on Atlanta street, bystander injured

APD officer take down suspected gunman

An officer with the Atlanta Police Department is being credited with taking down a suspected gunman in a bizarre overnight shooting incident.

ATLANTA - A gunman is in custody after police say he was caught shooting randomly at cars driving down a popular Atlanta street.

Atlanta police tell FOX 5 that the suspect ended up hitting a 67-year-old man on Ponce De Leon Avenue.

The victim, identified as John Henderson, was inside an Exxon gas station on Ponce De Leon and Moreland Avenue when he was shot twice in the arm and torso.

Police say at Atlanta Public Schools officer was driving in the area, heard the shots, and confronted 44-year-old Brian Moore as he exited the convenience store.