A suspect was fatally wounded during an officer-involved shooting in Union City on Wednesday night, Channel 2 Action News reported.
A 19-year-old man, identified by family members as Ariston Waiters, was killed following an apparent chase, Channel 2 reports.
The GBI is investigating at the request of the Union City Police Department, GBI spokesman John Bankhead told the AJC.
Police responded to a call of a fight in progress on Hickory Lane before 7 p.m. and encountered a crowd of people, Channel 2 said. Some of the people ran, and an officer chased one of the suspects.Waiters was shot during a fight with the officer, the report said.
But witnesses gave a different story.
Xavier Tynes told Channel 2 there was no fight between Waiters and an officer.
"He ran because he has a warrant" [for his arrest], Tynes said.
Waiters was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he died, Channel 2 said.
Please return for updates.
-- Staff reporter Marcus K. Garner contributed to this article.
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