Two in custody after interstate shooting in Georgia

NEWNAN, Ga. — All lanes on Interstate 85 in Newnan, Georgia, are back open after deputies with the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office took two shooting suspects into custody.

A Coweta County Sheriff's Department spokesperson confirmed to WSB that a suspect fired shots at officers following a high-speed chase.

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The Newnan Times-Herald reported that, according to Capt. John Kennedy with the Sheriff's Office, police saw a car thought to be a part of car burglaries on I-85 in the city limits of Newnan, Georgia. A chase ensued when officers attempted to pull the car over.

A viewer sent WSB cellphone video of deputies taking one of the suspects into custody. Deputies could be seen in the video searching for the other suspect, who was suspected of having a rifle when he fled on foot, Kennedy said. The suspect jumped a barrier and shot at deputies before running into the woods.

Sheriff Mike Yeager told The Newnan Times-Herald that the suspect was later found in a shed in a community airstrip along the interstate.

"It was a good track and we were able to locate him and the weapon he used," Sheriff Mike Yeager told the newspaper. "No one was hurt and everyone is in custody. It was a great example of working together with other agencies like Newnan Police, Fairburn Police along with Georgia State Patrol."

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