HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A deputy shot a suspect during a traffic stop Saturday night in Hall County after the sheriff's office says the "incident escalated."
It happened around 9:30 p.m. on the south end of Hall County on McEver Road, the Hall County Sheriff's Office said.
They said a deputy was attempting to pull over a 37-year-old Buford man on a speeding motorcycle when the he lost control in an attempt to run from the deputy.
After the crash, in an attempt to detain the man, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said "several verbal commands were given by the deputy," in which he ignored.
That's when the GBI says the deputy fired his gun and hit the man. He was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The deputy involved was not injured.
No further information about what led to the deputy firing shots at the suspect was provided, including if the suspect had a weapon.
The GBI is overseeing the incident.
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