Suspect in custody after standoff in Sandy Springs

A standoff in Sandy Springs ended at p m when the suspect surrender A suspect has been taken into custody and an officer is being treated for a gunshot wound after Sandy Springs Police responded to a shots-fired call on Carol Manor Drive at a m in the current era The officers who arrived on the scene near Sandy Springs Middle School were stated a subject was inside a home Officer Jerrell Greene the SSPD s masses information officer on the scene described Rough Draft Atlanta When the officers went inside the home to make contact with that subject they were met by gunfire which they returned One Sandy Springs Police officer was injured when his thumb was grazed by a bullet The officer was being treated at an area hospital The suspect did barricade himself for a couple of hours Greene announced The suspect surrendered to police at approximately p m and was being taken to a local hospital for evaluation The SSPD petitioned the Georgia Bureau of Assessment for assistance and to take over the assessment Greene announced officers from the Sandy Springs Alpharetta and Roswell Police Departments responded along with the Sandy Springs SWAT and North Metro SWAT units The suspect s name had not been distributed No cause for the episode had been determined The post Suspect in custody after standoff in Sandy Springs appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta