Bulletproof vest saves life of Morrow police officer shot after responding to call, department says

MORROW, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Morrow police officer was shot Wednesday night, according to the police department.

It happened in Morrow on the 1800 block of Mount Zion Road. Morrow police said they responded to a fight that broke out around 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Las Trojas Cantina Mexican Restaurant and when they went to confront one of the people involved, he turned and shot an officer in the chest and then ran off.

The officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Police tell us he was wearing a bulletproof vest and is expected to be ok.

Officials say a second officer chased down the gunman for several hundred feet and eventually shot him. He was also taken to Grady and is expected to recover.

Clayton County sheriff deputies, Clayton County police, and Atlanta police responded to the scene, among other agencies.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still processing the scene some eight hours later.

This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates.

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