ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a deadly shooting involving an off-duty Atlanta police officer outside a Buckhead bar.
Investigators say the shooting happened in the parking lot off Cains Hill Place, outside the 5 Paces Inn. According to officials, the off-duty officer was patrolling the area when he confronted a man that bar management reported was causing a disturbance.
Police say the officer claimed the man had a gun, prompting him to open fire. The man was shot and killed.
Neither the officer nor the man have been identified. No one else was hurt.