A man has been shot in Woodruff Park in Downtown after he attacked a Georgia State University police officer with a knife.
The Atlanta Police Department emailed these details on the incident overnight:
Shortly before 4 p.m. today (August 27), an Atlanta Police Officer attempted to question a man who appeared to be drinking alcohol in Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta.
The man continued walking, and encountered a Georgia State University Police Officer in plain clothes, who was attempting to assist the APD officer in the apprehension of the subject. The subject produced a large butcher knife, and assaulted the GSU officer with it.
The Atlanta Police Officer witnessed the assault, and shot the subject in order to stop the assault. The GSU officer sustained injuries as a result of the knife attack. The subject and the GSU officer were transported to the hospital and are in stable condition.
The large knife in possession of the subject was recovered on scene. APD’s Office of Professional Standards and Homicide Unit are conducting an investigation, as is customary with officer-involved shootings. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office was also on scene.
WSB has video of the incident as it unfolded, which was filmed by GSU students who happened to be in Woodruff Park making a video.
