Gunshots echoed across the north side of Sandy Springs on Tuesday afternoon when a man wanted on a battery warrant tried to flee from police after a traffic stop, authorities said.
Tommie O’Neal Smith, 27, was captured by police inside the Stone Park Condominiums on Colquitt Road, according to Sandy Springs police Capt. Steve Rose.
Smith was in custody Tuesday night as the investigation continued. He likely will be charged with obstruction and possibly other offenses for having fled from officers, as well as traffic-related offenses, Rose said.
Shots were fired during the incident, but no one was hit, Rose said. He did not say who fired the shots.
The pursuit began shortly before 3 p.m. when police stopped a car and a man ran from the vehicle into a wooded area near Pitts and Ga. 400, Rose said.
The man later was spotted on the east side of Ga. 400. He again tried to flee, running across the expressway and into Stone Park Condominiums, Rose said.
Smith, who was wanted on a warrant out of DeKalb County, was captured just inside the complex, Rose said.
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