Shooting in Gresham Park community under investigation

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A man was rushed to the hospital on Monday evening after a shooting in the Gresham Park community of DeKalb County. 

According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers arrived at 7:40 p.m. to the 1900 block of Flintwood Drive, just off Gresham Road, after a report of a wanted person in the area. 

Investigators say officers found the person in the backyard, and before he could be taken into custody, he pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. 

Medics transported him to a nearby hospital, as he had sustained life-threatening injuries. His condition was not immediately known at the time. 

The identity of the man and reason for being wanted have not been released.