MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A 50-year-old man was airlifted Wednesday morning after being shot by a Milledgeville Police officer.
According to a news release from the GBI, they were requested around 5 a.m. to help investigate a shooting at the Oconee Greenway Park in Milledgeville.
It says preliminary information shows that a burglary happened around 1:40 a.m. at the Jet gas station on North Columbia Street and a lookout was issued for the vehicle.
Around 4 a.m., the GBI says a Milledgeville Police officer recognized the vehicle at the Jet gas station on E. Hancock Street.
The officer tried to stop the vehicle, which led to a chase that ended when the driver wrecked the vehicle in the woods.
The GBI says the officer heard a loud noise and fired his gun, hitting 50-year-old Antonio Martin, of Atlanta.
Martin was airlifted to the Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon. He is listed in stable condition.
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says Martin was released from jail Tuesday afternoon. Investigators believe he took a truck from a nearby shop, and then burglarized a liquor store in Eatonton prior to the chase.
The news release says no weapon has been located yet.
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