DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The driver in an alleged stolen SUV crashed into a state trooper's vehicle during a pursuit Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Shots were also fired during the incident. Fortunately, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said no one was hurt.
The Georgia State Patrol reported just before noon that a shots fired investigation was initiated following a chase involving a GSP patrol vehicle in DeKalb County.
The GBI said troopers were assisting Atlanta Police in locating a stolen black Jeep Grand Cherokee. The SUV had an air tag that indicated the last known location was near Columbia Drive and I-20.
Troopers found the vehicle near the intersection of McAfee Road and Columbia Drive. When the troopers tried to box in the Jeep, the GBI said the driver accelerated and hit the trooper's vehicle.
"The pursuit ended with a crash involving the Jeep Grand Cherokee and a GSP patrol car with shots fired," GSP said.
The GBI explained that authorities were trying to take the people in the car into custody but the Jeep rolled backwards. That's when a trooper fired his weapon, hitting the driver’s side rear wheel.
The three people who were inside the vehicle ran but were immediately caught. The investigation is ongoing.
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