A man accused of crashing a stolen vehicle Tuesday night was shot by Fulton County deputies after allegedly aiming a gun at them, officials said.
The incident unfolded in the Adamsville neighborhood of northwest Atlanta after a deputy spotted the driver of an SUV “commit a traffic offense” on Harwell Road, according to the GBI, which is investigating the use of force by deputies.
The deputy attempted to pull over the vehicle, but “it turned into a short chase,” Sheriff Patrick Labat told reporters near the scene. The pursuit ended with a crash into a power pole as the vehicle turned onto Delmar Lane, the GBI said.
The suspect, identified as Travan Yarborough, 18, ran away from the crash and pulled out a pistol from his clothing, according to the GBI. A deputy then fired one round, hitting Yarborough, who continued running.
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Deputies eventually located him in the backyard of a home on an adjacent street, the GBI said. A firearm was located near where the shooting took place, according to authorities.
Yarborough was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. A woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was also taken to a hospital for observation, according to Channel 2 Action News.
It was later confirmed that the SUV had been reported stolen, the GBI confirmed.
It is the 47th officer-involved shooting that the GBI has been asked to investigate this year. By the same time last year, there had been 52 such incidents.
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