COWETA COUNTY, Ga. – Authorities are investigating a shooting at a manufacturing plant in Coweta County.
Coweta County Sheriff’s officials told Channel 2 Action News shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, deputies received reports of an employee being shot by another employee at a business on Dart Road.
We have a crew en route to the scene and will provide an update to Channel 2 Action News at noon.
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Newnan police confirmed the business was the Global Powertrain plant.
When officers arrived, they were told the shooter was barricaded somewhere in the building.
An employee told the Channel 2 newsroom that the building was evacuated and they are still waiting to get back inside.
Officers were later informed that the shooter may have fled the scene on a motorcycle.
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A short time later, a Newnan police officer reported that they were following a motorcycle matching the description.
The driver abandoned the motorcycle and fled on foot until the officer caught them.
The victim was taken to an Atlanta hospital, where his condition has not been released.
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Deputies have not identified the victim or the shooter.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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