Chamblee police are investigating a deadly shooting involving their officers at Walmart on Thursday afternoon.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says they have been called to the Walmart on Chamblee Tucker Road to investigate an officer-involved shooting.
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Channel 2’s Matt Johnson was at the apartment complex across the street from Walmart where he found another large police presence during Channel 2 Action News at 6:00 p.m.
Chamblee Police Chief Michael Dieppa said officers were called to Walmart for a shoplifting call. When two officers arrived, they confronted the man who was actively shoplifting and had a struggle with him.
He says the suspect then ran to the parking lot of The Oliver apartments across the street. When two more officers confronted him, he pulled out a gun.
Those two officers fired shots, hitting and killing him.
One officer suffered minor injuries and was treated on scene. Dieppa clarified that the officer was not shot.
The suspect’s identity has not been released.
The two officers who fired shots are currently on administrative leave.
Dieppa said that Chamblee’s last police shooting occurred in February 2024 after a man was reported stealing from the same Walmart.
The suspect ran from the officer who was trying to talk to him before pulling a machete out of his waistband and trying to attack her. That’s when police say she shot him.
Channel 2 Action News reached out to Walmart’s corporate office for a statement. They declined to offer one and pointed us to local law enforcement.