GRANTVILLE, Ga. – A Georgia State Patrol K-9 was shot as the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office and GSP searched for a suspect described as “armed and dangerous” in Grantville on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect fled the scene after a chase, police said.

Deputies said the search is ongoing in the area of ​​S. Hwy. 29/Calico loop.

The sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook that the public was asked to stay away from the area.

“People in the area are asked to go inside, lock the doors and report any suspicious activity,” the sheriff’s office said.

Sandy Springs posted on X that the injured K-9 was taken by emergency helicopter to Blue Pearl Hospital for surgery.

Sandy Springs police posted a video on Instagram showing the helicopter landing on Abernathy Road.

It is currently unclear how the K-9 was shot or who shot the K-9.

First Lady Marty Kemp posted on

Glanton Elementary, located about two miles from Calico Loop, is under Code Yellow safety precautions. Dismissal was delayed, but students were released at 3:30 p.m

The school district described a yellow code to 11Alive as “not a lockdown, but a higher alert level,” and the Newnan Times-Herald reported last year that the district does not view the yellow code as a sign of imminent danger on campus or in school buildings, but as something initiated during an off-campus law enforcement situation.

The sheriff’s office told 11Alive in a separate statement that GSP was the primary agency in this situation.

This is a developing story. 11Alive is working to learn more about how the situation began.

A viewer sent 11Alive’s Cody Alcorn a photo of a GSP SWAT.

The 11Alive Skytracker also flew over the scene, where several police cruisers can be seen surrounding railroad tracks near a wooded area.

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