DEA agent shoots Ga. suspects who tried to hit him, police say

CALHOUN, Ga. – Calhoun police have called the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into a shooting involving a federal agent on Tuesday night.

Around 11:30 p.m., the Calhoun Police Department’s special operations unit, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration attempted to stop a suspect along Outlet Center Drive in a marked police cruiser.

The red flags were there for years before a man opened fire on Columbia County deputies over the weekend – killing one and seriously injuring another.

That’s when Calhoun police say the driver “accelerated directly toward a federal agent in what appeared to be an intentional attempt to strike him head-on.”…

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