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Woodstock shooting sends two officers and suspect to hospital; GBI investigating
Two Woodstock police officers and a suspect were injured in a shooting Thursday evening near Paden and Maple streets. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident, while crews were seen draining a nearby retention pond Friday morning.
Two Woodstock police officers and a suspect were injured in a shooting Thursday evening near Paden and Maple streets, police said. All three were taken to a hospital; the officers’ injuries were described as minor. The suspect’s condition was not provided.
Officers were responding to a call about a suspicious person at about 6:45 p.m. when shots were fired, according to the Woodstock Police Department.
The department asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate. GBI reviews are customary in shootings involving law enforcement, police said.
Crews were seen draining a retention pond near the scene Friday morning. Authorities had not said what they were seeking or whether the work was connected to the investigation.