A Georgia police officer is recovering after being shot in the neck by an unnamed man while sitting in his patrol car.
According to reports, the police officer was off-duty, and he was working with ATL Plus, a parking enforcement company in Luckie Street. The officer was sitting in his patrol car when the suspect approached him and fired his gun. The officer fired back, and he managed to hit the man. The suspect's injuries eventually killed him. But the Georgia police officer managed to survive with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to WSBTV, the unnamed man who was shot in the neck is the 80th officer involved in a shooting that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will investigate.
Off-duty police officer got into an argument with suspect
Following the incident, more reports revealed that the officer and the man got into a confrontation over a parking ticket. "The preliminary investigation indicates there may have been some type of altercation between the two males that escalated to gunfire," a spokesperson for the Atlanta police said via Fox News.
They also confirmed that a third victim, a woman, suffered a graze wound following the shooting. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital to get treatment.
More deaths, accidents in Georgia in recent weeks
A slew of harrowing incidents has been taking place in Georgia in recent weeks. According to reports, a Georgia resident was killed in a car crash. His death came on the heels of his wife's passing from COVID-19 just weeks earlier. Their young children survive the couple. And their neighbors set up a GoFundMe page for the Beasley family. As of press writing, the family's GoFundMe page has already exceeded its $5,000 goal.
David Beasley was killed in a car crash while he was on his way to work. He rear-ended a log truck on Highway 21 near Goshen Road.
Last week, a man was also killed following a head-on collision near Statesboro. Georgia State Patrol confirmed that the car traveled on the wrong side of the road before it crashed head-on into a vehicle full of teenagers.
Two men were in the vehicle that caused the crash, and their vehicle caught on fire, resulting in the passenger's death. Three teens in the other car sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. A fourth teen left the scene uninjured, according to WJCL 22.
Other than these accidents, A Georgie sheriff's office also warned students of a social media threat that's been circulating in various local schools in the state.
A statement from the sheriff's office revealed that they are still investigating the matter. But they are convinced that the same threat is being made is various schools in multiple districts of the United States. The sheriff's office also said they would continue the increased presence on all campuses until they get to the bottom of the threats. As of press writing, no casualties have been recorded despite the ongoing social media threats.
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