Georgia – According to a report on Foxnews.com, two Georgia police officers were shot during a gun store robbery after responding to an early morning 911 call. “The expansive 80,000 square foot store and range is about 13 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta.”

According to WSBTV2 out of Atlanta, GA,  and a news conference held by Smyrna Police Chief Keith Zgonc, “When officers arrived they encountered an armed gunman in the store, he’d made his way inside the store. Gunfire erupted between the gunman and officers on scene,” Zgonc said at a news briefing early Saturday morning. “Officers from the Smyrna police department and the Cobb County Police Department returned fire. Two Smyrna police officers were injured and wounded in the shooting. They were both transported to a local area hospital where they are recovering from their injuries.”

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, when approached by officers, the suspect fled and started shooting from a rifle that was strapped around his neck, hitting two members of the Smyrna Police Department in the leg.

#Breaking #OfficerDown ➡️ Cobb County, #Georgia. — 2 Smyrna Police officers were shot while responding to a report of shots fired & a burglary at the Adventure Outdoors gun store.https://t.co/rfETvxQx1Q pic.twitter.com/IaKJHK6SbH

 

The identities of the injured officers and the suspect have not been released.