Someone fired a shot in the direction of several Clayton County deputies Tuesday night while they were standing by their patrol cars in a middle school parking lot, Sheriff Victor Hill said in a news release.

The bullet hit a patrol car on the right passenger side, Hill said. The incident happened about 10:30 p.m. while the deputies were at Kendrick Middle School in Jonesboro preparing for a road check.

The car was described as a 2002-06 silver Hyundai Accent four-door, Hill said. After the shot was fired, the car kept going south on Kendrick Road at a high rate of speed.

The right rear passenger was wearing a red and black shirt or jacket and perhaps a toboggan or ski mask, according to the sheriff. No descriptions of the other occupants are available.

Anyone with knowledge of the incident is asked to contact sheriff’s officials at 770-477-4479.

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The Temple City Council held a second hearing on the ordinance Tuesday.

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The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC