Police come under gunfire at gun shop near Atlanta
ATLANTA — A gunman inside a gun shop near Atlanta began shooting at police officers, who returned fire after responding to reports of a break-in at the business shortly before dawn Tuesday, Marietta police said.
No injuries were reported and four suspects have been apprehended at the Deercreek Gunshop in Marietta, northwest of Atlanta, Marietta police Officer Brittany Wallace told The Associated Press.
Officers responding to a report of a burglary noticed movement on top of and inside the building, and soon apprehended two suspects, Wallace said. A third suspect inside the business fired on the officers, and one of the lawmen returned fire, but no one was hit, police said. A fourth suspect came out of the business with his hands up, Wallace said.
Police used an armoured police vehicle to make entry into the gun store because they didn’t know if anyone else was inside the store, Wallace said in an interview shortly before 8 a.m.