CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — A man was arrested in Cartersville on Sunday afternoon after a shootout with police officers they later said he livestreamed part of on Facebook.
Cartersville Police said they received a call of a man walking in the middle of the road with a gun at the busy intersection of Highway 41 South and Market Place Boulevard. Officers said the shootout began just after 3 p.m. The intersection is near Collins Pointe Plaza and an Advance Auto Parts store.
When officers pulled up to the intersection, the man allegedly began shooting at police officers before they returned shots.
The officers nor the suspect were injured during the exchange of gunfire, police said. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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