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Atlanta Police officer fires shot at Midtown robbery suspect

Peachtree street between 7th and 8th street are shut down as police investigate the incident.

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police are investigating a scene where officers fired a single shot at a man they suspect was behind a robbery in Midtown.

Police said investigators from the APD Midtown Unit were responding to a pedestrian robbery when they spotted a man who matched the description of the robbery suspect.

According to police, the supposed suspect refused to show his hands when asked to do so, and began to reach for what they believe to be a hand gun.

One of the officers fired a single shot, but no one was hit by the round. The suspect was detained.

Peachtree Street between 7th and 8th Streets, and 8th Street between Peachtree and Juniper are now closed off as police continue to investigate.

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