Overview
- Police say a stop near I-575 Exit 7 turned into a chase to Exit 8 where the driver shot at officers and was fatally shot by a Woodstock officer.
- One Woodstock officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury.
- Fire and EMS crews treated the driver at the scene, but he was pronounced dead.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an independent probe at Woodstock police’s request, and county deputies and state troopers also worked the scene.
- The Towne Lake Parkway ramp stayed closed for an extended period for evidence work, with parts of I-575 only reopening later.