Police are searching for an armed suspect in Smyrna after responding to a silent alarm at a check cashing store, which resulted in shots being fired when officers arrived.
A Cobb County SWAT unit and Smyrna police shut down Spring Road near the Battery after officers responded to the call and encountered a suspect at the scene. That led to an officer firing at the man, though no injuries were reported, police said.
Credit: NewsChopper 2
Credit: NewsChopper 2
The suspect ran from the scene in the 2600 block of Spring Road, prompting a manhunt involving Smyrna and Cobb officers, police said. Officials initially believed the man ran into a Quiktrip next door to the check cashing store, but that building was cleared by a SWAT unit. The glass front door of the check cashing store was broken out.
Credit: Taylor Croft
Credit: Taylor Croft
Images from NewsChopper 2 showed more than a dozen police vehicles clustered around what appears to be an armored Loomis truck used to transport cash.
Cobb police confirmed they responded to a request for assistance from Smyrna police and dispatched their SWAT unit, which was training nearby.
Credit: Taylor Croft
Credit: Taylor Croft
Shortly after 11:15 a.m., police vehicles still surrounded the gas station, but the atmosphere was relatively calm. Some officers walked in the area with their guns drawn, but there was little movement otherwise.
Around noon, officers continued their search at a Residence Inn on Cumberland Boulevard.
No other details have been released about the incident.
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