Man shot and wounded by police near Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) Authorities say police shot and wounded a man in Cherokee County after he pointed his weapon at officers.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Lt. Jay Baker said deputies and police officers were called to a home in the Woodstock area around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Baker says in a statement that a man inside was armed and that his wife and two children were also inside as police responded to a "suicide threat call.''

Baker says the wife and children fled the home shortly after officers arrived. He says the man then left the house, pointed his weapon at officers and was shot by Woodstock police.

Baker says the man was taken to a hospital. His condition wasn't released. No officers were injured.

No other details were released.