A man accused of shooting at officers at a Hapeville hotel was shot by police and taken into custody Saturday, officials said.
Michael Jermaine Boyce, a 41-year-old resident of College Park, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and is facing charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, first-degree criminal damage to property, discharging a firearm on the property of another and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Hapeville police spokesperson Cpl. Shada Canzater said in a news release.
It was around 3:45 a.m., when a 911 caller reported multiple gunshots being fired in a room next to theirs at the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel on Virginia Avenue, the GBI said. Hapeville police said the gunfire happened inside Room 1225 at the hotel near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Officials attempted to de-escalate the situation, but Canzater said Boyce fired multiple rounds toward officers through the door. Guests were then evacuated from surrounding floors while the Fulton County police SWAT team responded to the scene.
Boyce was taken into custody after SWAT breached the hotel room and used tear gas while giving him commands, according to the GBI.
Canzater confirmed Boyce sustained a gunshot wound from Fulton police SWAT after he “charged officers and forced them to discharge their firearm to stop the threat.”
Boyce is said to be stable at the hospital. No other injuries were reported.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation.
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