A DeKalb County police officer was shot late Thursday night responding to a domestic incident involving an armed individual at an apartment complex, touching off an hours-long SWAT standoff that ended with a 23-year-old man in custody early Friday morning. The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released the same day.
Officers were dispatched Thursday to the Reserve at Stone Creek Apartments at 1420 S. Hairston Road after reports of a domestic incident involving an armed individual, according to 11Alive. During the encounter, gunfire wounded an officer, according to FOX 5 Atlanta, which reported that a DeKalb officer was wounded.
Dozens of police units and the DeKalb County SWAT team converged on the complex, surrounding the unit where the suspect had barricaded himself. The standoff lasted through the overnight hours before officers took the man into custody, the same outlet reported.
Suspect Faces Aggravated Assault Charge, More Expected
Suspect Faces Aggravated Assault Charge, More Could Be Filed DeKalb County Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Samuel Norris, who faces a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, with additional charges that could be filed as the investigation continues, per the same account. FOX 5 Atlanta reported that the DeKalb County police officer was wounded and that the suspect was in custody.
The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released the same day, 11Alive reported. Under Georgia law, aggravated assault against a public safety officer committed by discharging a firearm carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of up to 20 years, according to O.C.G.A. § 16-5-21(c).
Crime Data Not Established in Supplied Reports
The supplied 2023 data investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution does not provide a unit count for the Reserve at Stone Creek, identify it in a dangerous-dwellings list, or give crime totals for the property.
The supplied reports do not detail an earlier tactical response at the property or an officer injury there.
Risks for Officers Responding to Calls
Thursday's shooting underscores the risks officers face when responding to disturbance calls.
Firearms can compound the danger in domestic-violence calls.
DeKalb County's police force has been under new permanent leadership since December 2025, when CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson appointed Gregory Padrick as Chief of Police, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. The article also includes a link to Hoodline, but the supplied material does not detail another standoff.
Investigators have not disclosed what triggered the domestic dispute or detailed the sequence of events once officers arrived at the apartment. It also remains unclear what additional charges, if any, will ultimately be filed against Norris as the investigation continues.
