A police officer was shot and critically wounded Thursday morning in a dental clinic near Atlanta during an encounter with a suspect, who was killed, authorities said.
The wounded officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after the shooting around 8 a.m., Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland told WSB-TV.
The officer was in critical condition, Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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