A man was injured in a shootout with deputies Saturday on I-20 near the Alabama border, officials said, one of three officer-involved shootings across Georgia over a four-hour span that morning.
The shootings, which left a man dead and two others in critical condition, occurred between 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. at three different places — a Roswell sports bar; the interstate in Haralson County; and a traffic stop in Snellville, officials said. The shootings remain under investigation by the GBI.
The first incident happened around 1 a.m. at Mazzy’s Sports Bar and Grill along Alpharetta Highway. According to the GBI, Martin Candelas Ponce, 34, was shot by police after staff and customers called the authorities to report an “unruly patron” who was pointing a firearm at people.
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When officers responded to the establishment in the Brannon Square shopping complex, they found Ponce sitting at the bar with a handgun, officials said.