Officer shoots man who opened fire on children at Atlanta bus stop, police say
ATLANTA - An Atlanta police officer has shot a man who reportedly opened fire at a group of children waiting at a school bus stop Monday.
Raphael Trammell, 25, of Atlanta, was involved in a domestic dispute around 7:15 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Skipper Place NW, investigators said.
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While searching for a suspect, an Atlanta police officer found him pointing a gun toward a group of children waiting for their school bus, officials said. Before the officer could react, police said the man fired at least one shot at the kids.
The officer got out of his car and fired at least one shot, hitting the man. The unidentified suspect was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
Investigators recovered two firearms and a knife from the man while taking him into custody.
No one is injured outside the man. Officials have not released his identity or details about why he was allegedly treating the group of children.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation responded to 45 officer-involved shootings this year, prior to Monday's incident. The Atlanta Police Department has been involved in six of those officer-involved shootings this year.