FBI agent dragged by truck before shooting alleged gang member, agency says

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — An FBI agent was forced to open fire early Friday after a wanted man ran from a Sandy Springs hotel, hopped in a pickup truck and dragged the agent for a quarter-mile, officials told Channel 2 Action News. 

The incident happened on the 6000 block of Powers Ferry Road, according to officials.

The incident started in the lobby of the Wyndham Atlanta Galleria when the FBI agent tried to arrest the man in connection with a gang investigation, Kevin Rowson, a public affairs specialist with FBI Atlanta, said.

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The incident spilled outside when the man took off and tried to get away in the truck.

“The agent tried to stop the suspect from fleeing in the vehicle and somehow got caught up in the vehicle and got dragged by the suspect,” Rowson said. “At that point, the agent felt that his life was in danger, so he shot the suspect.”

The agent called 911 and the suspect returned to the hotel lobby, according to the FBI.

Sandy Springs police arrested him without incident inside the Wyndham, Rowson said.

An investigation is ongoing outside the hotel.

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