Authorities picked up a man in DeKalb County after he was accused of firing on a northwest Atlanta police precinct during a drive-by shooting Saturday.
Xerxes McFarland was detained by DeKalb County police after Atlanta police broadcast a description of his vehicle. Investigators said they found a handgun and multiple magazines in his car during a search, and McFarland was later charged.
According to Atlanta police, officers at the Zone 1 police precinct on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway came outside to investigate Saturday after they heard two gunshots about 11:15 a.m.
“Upon investigating, the officers were told by witnesses that a male in a vehicle had driven by the building and fired some shots,” police spokesman Sgt. Jarius Daugherty said in a statement. “The officers found damage to the building and a vehicle as a result.”
No one was reported injured by the gunfire, Daugherty said.
McFarland was arrested and taken to the Fulton County Jail, where he is being held on charges of aggravated assault, reckless conduct, interference with government property and possession of a gun during the commission of a felony.
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