A teenager was shot by Bibb County deputies Monday morning after opening fire during a traffic stop for a suspected stolen vehicle, officials said.
The shooting occurred just after 11 a.m. in the 800 block of West Grenada Terrace in Macon, about 90 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta, according to the Bibb sheriff’s office, which asked the GBI to investigate.
A deputy pulled over the vehicle after it was flagged as stolen by Flock cameras, the GBI said in a news release. During the stop, two people got out and ran.
Officials said one of the suspects, identified as 17-year-old Jordan Rozier, then “turned towards the deputies and fired a gun in their direction.”
“In response, deputies fired their guns, hitting Rozier,” the GBI said.
Deputies applied a tourniquet to Rozier, who was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to a hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. His condition was said to be stable, deputies said.
No other injuries were reported. The second suspect remains at large, officials said.
The incident was the second officer-involved shooting the state agency has been asked to investigate in 2024. At this point last year, the GBI had opened investigations into eight officer-involved shootings. The Bibb County sheriff’s Internal Affairs Office will also conduct an investigation, deputies said.
After the GBI investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Bibb Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
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