MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A police officer was shot Saturday afternoon near an apartment complex in Atlanta, in the US state of Georgia, but was protected by his bullet-proof vest, the Atlanta Police Department said.
"APD Officer shot in Zone 2 in City Of Atlanta. His vest protected him. We appreciate your prayers," the law enforcement department said in its official Twitter feed.
The policeman was alerted by two men trying to break into an apartment at Brookwood apartment complex, police were cited by the WSB-TV Atlanta Channel as saying.
One of them was shot in the shoulder, while the other escaped into a wooded area and was later captured. They are both in police custody. The policeman was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
