ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer was seriously injured Monday afternoon when he tried to serve an arrest warrant to a man suspected of armed robbery and was shot multiple times, officials said.
The unnamed officer, who has been with the department for 11 years, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and was stable, according to Atlanta police Deputy Chief Darin Schierbaum. The suspected shooter, 22-year-old Christian Eppinger, was taken into custody.
“This department will not be deterred. What happened today is the challenge that we are against here in Atlanta and in cities across the country,” Schierbaum said. “Police officers are being assaulted at record levels across the country.”
