Alpharetta police officer shot, suspect dead

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Ga. 400 southbound blocked north of Northridge Drive, the view is looking from Roberts Drive. The Alpharetta officer and a female motorist shot in the crossfire Friday night are expected to be okay. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Police and emergency personnel work the scene on Northridge Road on Ga. 400 southbound in Sandy Springs after a officer shooting suspect opened fire on other officers at the end of a high speed chase on Friday, April 12, 2013. JONATHAN PHILLPS / SPECIAL

Emergency personnel work on Georgia 400 just north of Northridge Road on Friday night April 12, 2013 where a police chase and shootout ended. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Drivers try to see past the slew of police cars as traffic sits at a standstill on 400 southbound in Sandy Springs just north of the Northridge Road exit after police shot and killed a suspect who shot an Alpharetta police officer three times earlier in the evening on Friday, April 12, 2013. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

The Alpharetta traffic stop was on Main Street, a police spokesman confirmed. The suspect crashed following a high-speed chase on Ga. 400 southbound, about one-half mile north of the Northridge Road exit.

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Ga. 400 southbound blocked north of Northridge Drive, the view is looking from Roberts Drive. The Alpharetta officer and a female motorist shot in the crossfire Friday night are expected to be okay. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

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