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Federal Officer Exchanges Gunfire with Man in Downtown Atlanta

Federal Officer Exchanges Gunfire with Man in Downtown Atlanta

Federal Officer Exchanges Gunfire with Man in Downtown Atlanta

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By the Associated Press.

Witnesses say a federal officer and another man engaged in a shootout in downtown Atlanta on Friday.

Federal officials haven’t explained what happened or whether an arrest was made, but one television station reported that the FBI said there’s no immediate danger to the public. It happened just after 3 p.m. on the Ted Turner Drive bridge, near the federal courthouse, State Farm Arena and the CNN Center.

The Atlanta Police said at least one person was shot.

Witness Ben Ivey told WSB-TV that the officer and another man fired as many as 30 shots at each other during a foot chase on the bridge.

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