Driver asleep at wheel leads to Cobb police shooting, chase

The Brief

  • A Cobb County police officer fired their gun Sunday morning after a driver asleep at the wheel woke up and drove toward them.
  • The driver hit a patrol car and a fire truck before speeding away from the scene on Terrell Mill Road.
  • Investigators do not know if the driver was hit by gunfire or where the suspect went after the pursuit.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. A Cobb County police officer discharged their firearm Sunday morning after a driver asleep in an SUV woke up and allegedly drove toward police.

What we know:

Cobb County officers responded to Terrell Mill Road and Brookview Road around 5:45 a.m. to investigate a driver asleep in a black Mercedes SUV.

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