CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A carjacking suspect died at the hospital after officers fired at him in Forest Park Monday afternoon, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Forest Park Police said an officer was also minorly hurt in the incident. Chief Brandon Criss said in an afternoon update that the suspect initially carjacked a woman at gunpoint at the Texaco located on Jonesboro Road just before 12:20 p.m.
Criss then said that after the carjacking, the suspect drove up the road and then hit a semi-truck. The suspect then got out of the car and pointed their gun at the semi-truck driver. The suspect then walked down the road with the weapon in hand.
That's when authorities got the call to work an accident with injuries around 12:20 p.m. While they were on their way to the accident scene, a person flagged them down to report an armed person near the 4800 block of Jonesboro Road outside of Chick-fil-A. That's a short drive south of Interstate 285, between I-75 and I-675, roughly 12 miles east of the Atlanta airport.
As officers responded to the area, they encountered a man walking down the roadway carrying two firearms, the GBI said. They asked for him to drop the weapons.
However, Forest Park Police said the suspect "discharged their weapon."
Officers returned fire and shot the suspect, according to authorities. They added that the suspect received aid before being taken to Grady Hospital. The GBI said the man has died. He was later identified by the GBI as 22-year-old Nathan Liverpool.
One of the responding officers was taken to Southern Regional Medical Center with minor injuries, though officials did not elaborate on the type of injury.
In a tweet posted on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, officials were urging drivers to stay away from the area because of the heavy police presence.
The GBI said the 22-year-old will be taken to its crime lab so that an autopsy can be completed. This is the 68th shooting the GBI said it's been asked to investigate this year.
Once the agency's investigation is complete, the case will be given to the Clayton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
Editor's note: This breaking news story has been updated to include the accurate address of the scene.
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