BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect is critically hurt after getting into a shooting with law enforcement officers on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Adairsville Police Department requested its agents to look into the shooting.
This all began when shots were fired at a business in Calhoun. The GBI said around 1:45 p.m., the Adairsville Police, Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, and Georgia State Patrol were looking for a man driving a blue Chevy Silverado who was accused of shooting at employees inside Mannington Mills.
The 43-year-old then drove to Adairsville, where law enforcement officers spotted the truck and started chasing the driver.
The suspect shot at the officers during the pursuit, according to the GBI.
GSP said it assisted Adairsville Police with the chase near I-75 and GA 140 in Bartow County. GDOT511 showed a large police presence in the area earlier in the day. All exit ramps were blocked while the situation was unfolding.
The chase ended with the suspect crashing his vehicle and an exchange of shots being fired with law enforcement. According to GBI, the driver crashed into a Ready Mix cement mixer. The truck careened into a vacant lot next to a gas station.
The suspect continued to fire a weapon and authorities returned fire, injuring the man. He was taken to the hospital for his injuries.
Adairsville Police confirmed that two of its officers along with county and state officers were involved in the shooting. None of them were injured though, according to law enforcement.
