GBI: Newnan man suffers non-life-threatening injuries after officer-involved shooting
NEWNAN, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to look into an officer-involved shooting in Newnan.
Investigators say the incident started at around 9 p.m. when a Georgia State Patrol reported being involved in a high-speed pursuit with a motorcycle driven by 25-year-old Azavious Lavonta Echols on Georgia Highway 34.
Shortly after the report, officials received a 911 call from a motorist about the motorcyclist. Officers with the Newnan Police Department and Coweta County Sheriff's Office discovered the motorcycle abandoned behind a restaurant on Bullsboro Drive.
The GBI is investigating after a Newnan police officer shot a man on June 15, 2020. (FOX 5)
While searching the area, officers discovered Echols inside a bail bonds office on the 600 block of Greison Trail. Officials say it appeared that he had forced his way in.
Officers made contact with Echols and a Newnan officer alerted them that the suspect had a gun and was reportedly reaching for it, police said. The Newnan officer fired, hitting Echols in the leg.
Medics transported Echols to Atlanta Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
The GBI is investigating after a Newnan police officer shot a man on June 15, 2020. (FOX 5)
No officers were injured in the incident.
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