DEA agent shoots 2 after vehicle nearly hit him in Calhoun, police say

Their conditions are unknown at this time.

Pyle said the FBI has “assumed responsibility” of the investigation. FBI spokesperson Tony Thomas confirmed the federal agency and GBI were both looking into the gunfire, but he would not comment further, citing the active investigation.

Pyle said the stop was initiated by one of his marked units and “from our agency’s perspective all actions taken were within policy.”

“All of our personnel are safe, and no local officers were injured during the incident,” the chief added.

The GBI said it would provide more information “as soon as additional details are confirmed by our agents.” The DEA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The incident comes nearly two weeks after a man, who was a suspect in a Tennessee homicide, fired shots at a Calhoun police officer outside a Buc-ee’s in the city, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.

Police said Robert Smith, 35, of Cookeville, Tennessee, carjacked a vehicle in the Buc-ee’s parking lot on Union Grove Road on April 17 and fatally shot himself after leading law enforcement on a chase on I-75. No officers were injured during the shooting.

According to the Nashville Police Department, Smith was accused of shooting 23-year-old Cassidy Jackson to death in Hermitage on April 11. She was found shot in the head after being reported missing by her family, police said.

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