2 injured in ‘running gun battle’ with Atlanta police

Two people were injured Monday when a man shot a woman, then pointed his rifle at Atlanta police officers, police said.

Officers responded to a call about 4:30 a.m. about a woman being held against her will at gunpoint at an apartment on Bent Creek Way, Atlanta Deputy Chief Jeff Glazier said.

Authorities are on the scene at an apartment on Bent Creek Way. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

“When the officers arrived, they found the suspect actively shooting at the female as she was trying to drive away,” Glazier said.

The woman, 23, was wounded in the stomach and hand. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she is in stable condition.

“The officers took on the suspect,” Glazier said. “It turned into a running gun battle throughout the apartment complex.”

The suspect, 21, shot at officers with a rifle, and five Atlanta officers returned fire, Glazier said.

The suspect was shot in the stomach and leg. He was also taken to Grady, where he is in stable condition.

Neighbors told Channel 2 Action News the shooting is the third violent incident reported in the area recently.