A teen was arrested after an alleged drug deal led to a foot chase and shots being fired.
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It was Feb.12, around 5:19 p.m., when an Atlanta officer reportedly noticed a teen conducting drug sales outside of a store on Joseph E Boone. Blvd. in northwest Atlanta.
As officers tried to speak with the teen, later identified as Damarion Florence, he ran away leading officers on a short foot chase.
Body camera footage shows the moment when the officer caught up to Florence and tried to arrest him, but Florence began to resist.
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During the struggle, the officer noticed that Florence was reaching for a gun that he was hiding, officials said. The video shows when the officer was able to wrestle the gun away from Florence, who shot a round in the process. Neither of them was hurt.