SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A 17-year-old was shot by police in South Fulton on Friday after he allegedly held a gun under his shirt but didn't drop it when he was commanded to, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
South Fulton Police officers first responded to a 911 call of a suspicious person along Burdett Road just before 6:45 p.m. GBI stated that officers immediately saw the teen holding the gun and directed him to show them his hands. He was shot once by one of the officers, GBI said.
He was rushed to Grady Hospital in critical condition. Officers recovered a pistol at the scene where he was shot. No officers were injured in the incident, authorities said.
The GBI said they will complete the investigation before handing it off to Fulton County District Attorney's Office for review.