High-speed Alabama chase ends in Georgia with shootout
(Credit: GBI)
HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. - A high-speed chase that started near Birmingham, Alabama, ended with a shootout in Haralson County overnight.
According to Haralson County Sheriff's Office, they received a report about the chase shortly before 4 a.m. March 23. Deputies positioned themselves at the Georgia state line on Interstate 20 and joined the pursuit when it entered Georgia.
The chase came to a halt when the vehicle spun out at mile marker 2. At that point, the driver opened fire on deputies and other officers, who returned fire.
The Haralson County Sheriff's Office said no law enforcement members were injured. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirmed the driver, identified as 29-year-old Marcus Andrew Eaddy of Lithonia, was shot and is in critical condition.
The GBI later located a handgun near Eaddy and an assault rifle inside the car he was driving.
Interstate 20 was closed down following the shooting. Traffic was still being impacted shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday. A FOX 5 photojournalist observed that traffic was backed up for several miles into Alabama.
The GBI has been called in to investigate and will release additional information.
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There were 3 shootings overnight involving metro Atlanta police or deputies. The other two shootings involved a man with a gun who was shot and killed by police in Roswell and a man who was shot after a traffic stop in Snellville.