Police in an Atlanta suburb say say a bulletproof vest saved a SWAT officer’s life just before he returned fire and killed a fleeing man

A man is dead and a North Fulton SWAT officer was injured in a shootout while attempting to execute a search warrant on Friday afternoon.

Terán was shot more than 40 times by police, marking a turning point in the struggle against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Center -- which opponents call “Cop City.” More than 30 people were later charged with domestic terrorism for protesting the facility.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested a former Athens-Clarke County police officer on two counts of sexual exploitation of children on Wednesday morning, according to the agency.

Police said a man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots inside Stone Mountain Park on Thursday evening.

The confrontation followed an alleged double robbery at a Krispy Kreme and Easy Rental in the city's West End neighborhood.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Pembroke Police Department are actively searching for Emmanuel Lee Williams, 19, in connection with a May 2024 murder investigation in Pembroke, Georgia.

Emmanuel Lee Williams, 19, is wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Bryan County, according to NBC affiliate WSAV. The GBI said Williams' last known location may have been in the Jonesboro or Stockbridge area. Authorities said Williams might be armed and dangerous, so avoid approaching him.

A witness, who worked at the doughnut shop, flagged down the deputy after the Krispy Kreme they worked at was robbed.

A Fulton County sheriff’s deputy working an off-duty job was injured in a shootout in Atlanta’s West End on Monday.

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Roswell that left one man hospitalized in stable condition.

COMMERCE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Amber Nicole Ferguson, a former officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, on two counts of sexual exploitation of children. Ferguson, a 33-year-old from Commerce, Georgia, surrendered to authorities at the Jackson County Jail on Monday, Jan. 15 at 8 a.m.