AJC PHOTOS: Scene from shooting of 2 Henry Co. police officers

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PHOTOS: Scene from shooting of 2 Henry Co. police officers

DEVELOPING: Scene from Stockbridge, Ga., where police say two Henry County police officers were shot Thursday morning and a suspected gunman has barricaded himself inside a Stockbridge home.

DEVELOPING: Scene from Stockbridge, Ga., where police say two Henry County police officers were shot Thursday morning and a suspected gunman has barricaded himself inside a Stockbridge home. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

A Georgia State Trooper and other officers escort a woman into the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Two police officers were shot in Henry County and were brought to Grady hospital for treatment. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Two police officers prepare to enter the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Two police officers were shot in Henry County and were brought to Grady hospital for treatment. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

April 4, 2019 Stockbridge: A couple leave the scene grieving after two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage Thursday, April 4, 2019 during an hours-long incident in a Stockbridge neighborhood, according to police. The two male officers, whose names were not released, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith. Their conditions were not believed to be life-threatening. The two bring the total to three metro Atlanta officers shot in the line of duty in four days. Officers responded to a home along Eagle Court, about three miles from I-75 in the Eagle Ridge neighborhood, about 10:45 a.m. on a report of "unknown trouble," Smith said Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe a relative of someone inside the home called 911 to report some type of violence. The officers arrived at the scene and entered the home, where both were shot, Smith said. Investigators do not believe the officers returned fire. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

April 4, 2019 Stockbridge: Parents reunite with children escorted out of the subdivision who were sheltered in place at their nearby homes after two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage Thursday, April 4, 2019 during an hours-long incident in a Stockbridge neighborhood, according to police. The two male officers, whose names were not released, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith. Their conditions were not believed to be life-threatening. The two bring the total to three metro Atlanta officers shot in the line of duty in four days. Officers responded to a home along Eagle Court, about three miles from I-75 in the Eagle Ridge neighborhood, about 10:45 a.m. on a report of "unknown trouble," Smith said Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe a relative of someone inside the home called 911 to report some type of violence. The officers arrived at the scene and entered the home, where both were shot, Smith said. Investigators do not believe the officers returned fire. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

April 4, 2019 Stockbridge: Parents reunite with children escorted out of the subdivision who were sheltered in place at their nearby homes after two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage Thursday, April 4, 2019 during an hours-long incident in a Stockbridge neighborhood, according to police. The two male officers, whose names were not released, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith. Their conditions were not believed to be life-threatening. The two bring the total to three metro Atlanta officers shot in the line of duty in four days. Officers responded to a home along Eagle Court, about three miles from I-75 in the Eagle Ridge neighborhood, about 10:45 a.m. on a report of "unknown trouble," Smith said Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe a relative of someone inside the home called 911 to report some type of violence. The officers arrived at the scene and entered the home, where both were shot, Smith said. Investigators do not believe the officers returned fire. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DEVELOPING: Scene from Stockbridge, Ga., where police say two Henry County police officers were shot Thursday morning and a suspected gunman has barricaded himself inside a Stockbridge home. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

April 4, 2019 Stockbridge: Henry County paramedics examined a distraught woman at the scene where two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage Thursday, April 4, 2019 during an hours-long incident in a Stockbridge neighborhood, according to police. The two male officers, whose names were not released, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith. Their conditions were not believed to be life-threatening. The two bring the total to three metro Atlanta officers shot in the line of duty in four days. Officers responded to a home along Eagle Court, about three miles from I-75 in the Eagle Ridge neighborhood, about 10:45 a.m. on a report of "unknown trouble," Smith said Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe a relative of someone inside the home called 911 to report some type of violence. The officers arrived at the scene and entered the home, where both were shot, Smith said. Investigators do not believe the officers returned fire. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

April 4, 2019 Stockbridge: Law enforcement take with distraught family members who feared the worst for members inside the home after two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage Thursday, April 4, 2019 during an hours-long incident in a Stockbridge neighborhood, according to police. The two male officers, whose names were not released, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith. Their conditions were not believed to be life-threatening. The two bring the total to three metro Atlanta officers shot in the line of duty in four days. Officers responded to a home along Eagle Court, about three miles from I-75 in the Eagle Ridge neighborhood, about 10:45 a.m. on a report of "unknown trouble," Smith said Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe a relative of someone inside the home called 911 to report some type of violence. The officers arrived at the scene and entered the home, where both were shot, Smith said. Investigators do not believe the officers returned fire. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

04/04/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A woman outfitted in a Union City Police Officer sweatshirt carries balloons toward the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Memorial Hospital, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Two police officers were shot in Henry County and were brought to Grady hospital for treatment. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

04/04/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A woman outfitted in a Union City Police Officer sweatshirt carries balloons toward the Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Memorial Hospital, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Two police officers were shot in Henry County and were brought to Grady hospital for treatment. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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