Robbery suspect injured after officer-involved shooting in DeKalb

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A robbery suspect was critically injured in a shooting involving DeKalb County police on Wednesday morning.

At around 9:30 a.m., officers were driving around 2900 Evans Mill Road when they saw a robbery suspect identified as 28-year-old Delano Gaynor of Lithonia.

As deputies attempted to arrest Gaynor, he took out a gun and pointed it toward detectives, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

The detectives then shot Gaynor, causing him to run away and surrender near the entrance of a shopping center.

Channel 2′s Michael Seiden was at the scene learning more for Channel 2 Action News.

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At some point, bullets started flying and the suspect was injured. It’s unclear who started shooting.

Gaynor is stable, according to the GBI.

No officers were injured.

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