Two DeKalb County police officers shot while responding to domestic incident; suspect in custody
The suspect opened fire on the DeKalb County police officers, forcing one officer to return fire.
On Sunday evening, November 1, two DeKalb County police officers were shot while responding to a domestic incident on Bouldercrest Road SE, according to police. The incident occurred around 6:30 pm EDT, near the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. DeKalb County Police Department Chief Greg Padrick informed that officers confronted a 26-year-old man, identified as Demontavious Soho.
Soho opened fire on the officers at the door, prompting one officer to return fire. As a result, both officers were hit by gunfire and are currently in stable condition at Grady Hospital. Soho fled into a wooded area after the shooting and was subsequently apprehended, also sustaining a gunshot wound. He is now in stable condition at a hospital.
Police utilized surveillance camera footage from the apartment complex to locate the suspect. Padrick expressed gratitude to law enforcement partners for apprehending a dangerous individual and appealed to the community to keep the injured officers in their thoughts and prayers during their recovery.
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