Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COMCRIME & PUBLIC SAFETYBy Asia Simone Burns – The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJohn Spink – The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionUpdated 1 hour agoThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution is providing this coverage as a public service. Please support our journalists by subscribing today.
Less than an hour after a woman told police a suspect had used a bow and arrow to carjack her in Midtown Atlanta, authorities said the same man was shot by police in Marietta after pointing the weapon at officers who confronted him.
Trent Andrew Emory, 29, of Canton, was taken to a hospital after he was shot by an officer during a standoff on Powder Springs Street in Marietta, according to the GBI.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1442855440921006095&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-man-with-compound-bow-shot-by-police-after-carjacking-standoff%2FBNFCPIMF4FAZZIJEA3VTDFPH4M%2F&sessionId=6a23f945beff32fd183b03cac1a42d9724d1d9f0&siteScreenName=ajc&theme=light&widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&width=550px
The woman’s car was reported stolen just before 6:15 a.m. in Midtown, police said. The victim told officers she was in her car in the 1400 block of West Peachtree Street when a man approached her with a bow and arrow.
“The suspect fired an arrow into the victim’s windshield while demanding her to exit,” Atlanta police said in a statement. “The victim complied and the suspect fled in her 2014 Toyota Camry.”
The woman was not injured.
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While investigating the carjacking, officers learned that a similar incident had happened moments before in the 1600 block of Peachtree Road.
“A male suspect matching the same description and weapon involved attempted to take a vehicle belonging to a security guard working at the location but was unsuccessful,” the police department said.
Officers soon made contact with a third person who said the same suspect tried to take their car but was unsuccessful.
About 7:10 a.m., Marietta police located the stolen Camry after it smashed into the side of a bridge near the Marietta Square, according to department spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy. The car had crashed into the bridge support for a CSX rail that passes over South Marietta Parkway, the GBI said.
When police approached the vehicle, “they were presented with an individual with a bow and arrow,” McPhilamy said.
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Officers at the scene described the weapon as a compound bow loaded with an arrow, which is typically used for hunting.
The man, later identified as Emory, got out of the passenger side of the wrecked vehicle and pointed the bow at police, the GBI said. An officer responded by giving him “multiple verbal commands to drop the weapon,” McPhilamy said.
“When the commands were not followed, the officer drew their handgun and fired it, striking the suspect one time,” McPhilamy said.
Emory dropped to the ground, still refusing to comply with the officers’ commands, authorities said. Police took a shield to the area so officers could safely get close enough to the man to place him in handcuffs and provide him with medical attention.
Emory was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he was stable, according to the GBI. No officers were injured.
The incident is the 75th shooting involving a law enforcement officer the GBI has been asked to investigate this year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also tracks officer-involved shootings that don’t involve the GBI, and those numbers sometimes differ from the GBI’s tally.
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