COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators are looking into a shooting involving a police officer on I-75 Wednesday night.
This happened in Cobb County, near Delk Road, just north of Truist Park around 10:20 p.m.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation determined that the shooting happened during a traffic stop involving a Cobb County officer and a 31-year-old man.
During the stop, the officer spotted a gun in the man's waistband. When the officer told him not to grab then gun, the 31-year-old pulled the gun out, the GBI said.
Agents said the man was shot by the officer. Following the shooting, the man threw his gun out of the driver's side window, landing in the interstate, the GBI said.
Cobb County Police said that first aid was performed on the driver until an ambulance arrived and took him to the hospital. Currently, he is in stable condition.
Once the GBI has finished their investigation, they will hand their findings over to the Cobb Country District Attorney's Office for review.
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