DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A chase and shooting involving an aggravated assault suspect and Rockdale County deputies ended on Interstate 20 Thursday morning.
All lanes were blocked on I-20 near Wesley Chapel Road around 10:30 a.m. for over an hour. However, all lanes now appear to be open and traffic is moving again.
The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said they were chasing an armed, aggravated assault suspect from Rockdale County to DeKalb County.
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office's Lt. LeJohn Tate said there was a previous run-in with this same 19-year-old suspect on March 7 near Grenade Road.
"We attempted that traffic stop. The deputy, then so, was almost run off the road by the suspect which lead to an aggravated assault warrant being taken out for that suspect," Tate said. "The suspect did get away that day."
The 19-year-old was even in the same vehicle when deputies found him days later.
When the chase ended on the eastbound lanes of I-20 in Dekalb County, the suspect temporarily shut down both directions.
"The suspect did get out of the vehicle and run -- jumped the median and ran on the other side," Tate said.
The Rockdale County Sheriff confirmed during a live stream that there was an "officer-involved shooting" involving one of his deputies.
There are no reports of any fatalities and authorities added that the suspect is going to the hospital.
In addition, all of the officers involved are OK.
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