Atlanta police officer shoots, kills suspect

ATLANTA - WSB-TV is reporting Sunday morning that an Atlanta police officer shot and killed a man over night in Buckhead. <br> <br> It happened at about 3:30 a.m. in a restaurant parking lot. <br> <br> According to police, the plain clothes officer was working surveillance when he spotted a suspect trying to break into a car parked in the lot of a closed down restaurant. <br> <br> A Suburban with a group of men inside was parked behind the restaurant. <br> <br> As the undercover officer approached the suspect, the suspect jumped into the Suburban. The driver tried to leave the scene. <br> <br> The officer allegedly fired a round into the Suburban striking and killing the driver. <br> <br> No names have been released in the incident. <br> <br> The officer suffered a broken leg.

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