GBI investigates officer-involved shooting in NW Atlanta

Officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in northwest Atlanta.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says an off-duty officer was directing traffic on Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard Saturday night when the driver of a white Ford F350 failed to stop.

#BREAKING Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd NW is still shut down as GBI & @Atlanta_Police investigate deadly officer involved shooting. #fox5atl pic.twitter.com/CVzzz1SQk8

— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) February 26, 2017

Investigators say the 46-year-old North Carolina man disregarded the officer’s direction, heading straight towards him. That’s when the officer fired at the driver, striking him.

The driver continued down the road before he came to a stop.

Medics rushed him to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

No officers were injured in the incident.

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