ATLANTA — A search is underway for the person who shot a Fulton County sheriff’s deputy Thursday night.
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It happened outside the Greyhound station in Downtown Atlanta before 6:00 pm.
A spokesperson for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a deputy was shot in the leg and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
The officer is currently stable and is expected to be OK. His identity was not released.
People who saw it happen had no idea the man shot was a deputy in an unmarked car.
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“He was just in a regular car, you know,” said Baha Jackson.
In his cell phone video, you can see the deputy is conscious enough to crawl to his car, call for help and turn on his sirens.
A stranger comes to help. Minutes later, backup arrives, rushes the deputy to Grady Memorial Hospital, and a manhunt begins.
“We do have some evidence on scene, but we’re still trying to piece everything together,” said Atlanta Police Lt. Christapher Butler.
Sheriff Pat Labat said the deputy was actually in the area to assist with a suspicious person call when someone shot him.
Labat said the deputy will survive.
“This has happened far too often here recently,” said Labat. “We need to focus on really getting people to think twice, save a life.”
People who saw the shooting reviewed their video but saw no obvious sign of a suspect.
“By the time I came out, I guess they was gone,” said Jackson.
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