Man armed with knife shot by officer, Pickens County sheriff says

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that a man armed with a knife was shot by a police officer.

The sheriff’s office said deputies responded to the Waffle House at Highway 515 and Highway 53 in Jasper about 1:20 p.m. Deputies said a man was damaging cars and trying to set them on fire.

The man ran away when deputies arrived and was eventually found on Darnell Road. He threw a knife at an officer, who shot the man.

The suspect was hospitalized. No officers were injured.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.