Crime & Safety
2 Officers, Suspect Injured In Woodstock Police Shooting
Officers were responding to a call when shots were fired, injuring a suspect and two police officers, Woodstock Police said.
WOODSTOCK, GA — A shooting injured a suspect and two police officers Thursday near Paden and Maple streets, Woodstock Police said.
The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. when officers responded to a suspicious person call, police said.
Specifics that led to the shooting were not immediately known, but police said shots were fired during the encounter.
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A suspect and two officers suffered injuries; the latter's injuries were minor, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known.
They were all taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known.
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City and county firefighters, deputies and state troopers responded to the scene.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is overseeing the probe in the case.
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