Police shoot man in Crowne Plaza hotel

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Police shoot man in Crowne Plaza hotel

Photos: U.S. marshals shot and wounded a man early Wednesday while executing an arrest warrant at the Crowne Plaza hotel near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Aug. 8, 2012

U.S. marshals shot and wounded a man early Wednesday while executing an arrest warrant at the Crownd Plaza Hotel near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

East Point Police Capt. C.J. Gibson talks with GBI agents Wednesday after a drug suspect was shot by police.

According to East Point police, members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force went to a room at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Virginia Avenue shortly after midnight to arrest a man wanted for the sale of methamphetamine and possession of explosives

East Point Police Capt. C.J. Gibson waits for GBI to arrive Wednesday.

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U.S. marshals shot and wounded a man early Wednesday while executing an arrest warrant at the Crownd Plaza Hotel near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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