Man shot by off-duty officer at Atlanta apartment complex identified

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened late Christmas Eve at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex, officials said.

Atlanta police say the shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. at The Commons apartments on Middleton Road. An officer working an off-duty job at the complex reported hearing gunshots and was then flagged down by two people who pointed him toward a dangerous situation unfolding nearby.

According to police, one of them told the officer that a man with a gun was chasing a woman and had already shot her…

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