The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Henry County.
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Saturday, just after 4:30 p.m., Henry County deputies spotted a stolen truck on Business Center Drive in Stockbridge.
According to the GBI, while officers were trying to stop the stolen truck, the driver drove the stolen truck toward an officer’s patrol car, striking the car.
The officer shot at the driver, identified as Daniel Jay Waldrop, 31, of McDonough, but Waldrop was not hit by the gunfire, the GBI said.
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Waldrop then drove away, and officers chased him from the scene, beginning a lengthy chase. Several neighboring law enforcement agencies helped stop the pursuit.
The GBI said that while no one was shot in the incident, one officer was injured. The officer’s identity was not released.
Waldrop was arrested. The GBI will conduct an independent investigation.
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