Suspect in custody after standoff in Sandy Springs

A standoff in Sandy Springs ended at p m when the suspect surrendered Photo by Bob Pepalis 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 nowadays The officers who arrived on the scene near Sandy Springs Middle School were described a subject was inside a home Officer Jerrell Greene the SSPD s residents information officer on the scene reported 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 mentioned Police blocked Pride Place at Roberts Drive from motorists during the episode The suspect surrendered to police at approximately p m and was being taken to a local hospital for evaluation No students were present at the middle school as the Fulton County School system is on its fall break from classes this week The SSPD appealed the Georgia Bureau of Inquiry for assistance and to take over the review Greene noted 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