Police shoot armed man in Atlanta on Christmas Eve
The GBI is investigating after an Atlanta police officer shot a man in Atlanta on Christmas Eve, law enforcement officials said.
The officer, who was not named in the Georgia Bureau of Investigations report, fired several shots at Joshua Knox, 31. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment and was alert and conscious at the time.
According to the report, several residents at an apartment complex in West Atlanta, near Collier Heights, flagged down an APD officer, who was working off-duty. They said a person was possibly shot in the area.
The officer then encountered Knox, who was armed, police said. After the officer gave several verbal commands to drop his gun, which Knox refused to do, the officer fired his weapon and struck Knox at least once, according to the GBI report.
After the GBI investigates the shooting, it will turn over its findings to the Fulton County district attorney to determine whether to file charges.
Additionally, a citizen board investigates deaths and serious injuries that occur in Atlanta police custody. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation earlier this year found the board has been behind on investigating police.
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