A Federal Protective Service officer was involved in a shooting Friday afternoon outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, according to authorities.
Atlanta police confirmed the shooting at the downtown building at 75 Ted Turner Drive that houses the U.S. Courthouse. Atlanta police were among a throng of local and federal officers that swarmed the scene to assist with the investigation.
Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FBI officials at the scene told Channel 2 Action News that a Federal Protective Service agent shot someone on Ted Turner Drive. The agency is a uniformed security branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whose agents protect federal government facilities.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that federal agents were helping process the scene. But officials did not provide any other information on what led to the shooting, or how serious the wounded person’s injuries were.
Homeland Security did not respond to emails and phone calls Friday afternoon.
Channel 2 obtained a video from an apparent witness that showed the Federal Protective Service agent trying to get the man to stop moments before the shooting. The witness told the news station the officer pursued the man and the two began shooting one another, exchanging more than 30 shots.
Several roads surrounding the courthouse and State Farm Arena were blocked during rush hour as officers from the different agencies investigated the scene.
Credit: Caroline Silva
Credit: Caroline Silva
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