GBI: Man shoots self in front of police following incident in Norcross

A 19-year-old man shot himself Wednesday in front of a Norcross police officer following an incident at a gas station, officials said.

The GBI confirmed that a 911 call was made after an armed man, later identified as Yafet Admassu, was involved in an incident at a QuikTrip on Beaver Ruin Road. Admassu then fled the scene and police followed him to a residential area near Indian Trail Lilburn Road.

Admassu eventually “shot himself in the presence of a Norcross Police Department officer,” GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said in an emailed statement.