3 Atlanta police officers shot after responding to call about armed man
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Three Atlanta police officers responding to a call Saturday evening about an armed man were shot and wounded, authorities said. The suspect died during the encounter.
The situation unfolded at about 5:15 p.m. local time when officers were dispatched to a 911 call in Atlanta's Capitol View neighborhood for "a man armed with a weapon who the caller felt was a threat to the community," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters in a news briefing.
The officers arrived at the scene to find a suspect armed with a handgun and knife, Schierbaum said.
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