HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A Henry County minor is recovering in the hospital after being shot by a police officer on Friday night.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says that Henry County police were called to a domestic incident involving a mother and her minor son.
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Officers learned that the mother had locked herself in her room while her son, who was armed with a knife, was trying to break in.
They found the son in an upstairs bedroom with a knife.
One officer shot at the minor and hit him. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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It’s unclear if the minor approached officer’s with the knife.
The minor’s current condition and identity has not been released.
The GBI is still investigating.
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