Two Officers Shot in DeKalb County, Suspect in Custody, Reporter Says

Two officers reported shot

Developing story · Updated November 1, 2026, 7:44 PM Central

Two officers were shot Sunday evening in DeKalb County, Georgia, and a suspect is in custody, Atlanta journalist Cody Alcorn reported on X as authorities responded to a scene on Bouldercrest Road.

Alcorn, a reporter with 11Alive, said a source also told him the suspect had been shot. The suspect’s condition and the officers’ conditions were not provided in his posts. Newstro has not independently confirmed those details.

In an earlier statement to FOX 5 Atlanta, DeKalb County police confirmed they were managing an active, evolving scene at 2000 Bouldercrest Road. At the time of that report, authorities had not disclosed whether anyone was injured or what prompted the response.

What has been reported

Alcorn first reported that sources told him at least one officer had been shot near the 2000 block of Bouldercrest Road. In a later update, he said he had confirmed two officers had been shot and that a suspect was in custody.

A separate update attributed to a source said the suspect was also shot. That is a report about an injury, not an official account of who fired or how the shooting unfolded.

FOX 5 said its crews saw Atlanta police vehicles outside Grady Memorial Hospital, but the station said officials had not confirmed a connection between that presence and the Bouldercrest response. The observation does not establish where the injured officers were taken.

Questions still unanswered

The officers’ names, agencies and conditions, the suspect’s identity and condition, and the events leading to the shooting were not established in the sources reviewed. A person described as a suspect is not the same as someone charged or found guilty; no charges had been reported in Alcorn’s updates.

Alcorn said a news conference was planned for 9 p.m. His post did not specify a time zone, and Newstro has not independently confirmed the briefing arrangements. Readers near the area should follow current instructions from local authorities.

The reporter’s updates

Alcorn’s initial report described a response near the 2000 block of Bouldercrest Road. His subsequent posts reported two officers shot, a suspect in custody and, separately, a source’s account that the suspect was shot.

Read Cody Alcorn’s update on the two officers and custody on X

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Read Cody Alcorn’s source-attributed update on X

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Where the response was reported

DeKalb police identified the scene at 2000 Bouldercrest Road, according to FOX 5; Alcorn described the 2000 block. The star marks the approximate Bouldercrest Road area, not a specific apartment or verified point of gunfire.

Timeline of the reports

Times are Eastern on Sunday, November 1, and describe when the posts were published—not the time shots were fired.

1. 7:37 p.m.Alcorn reported that sources said at least one officer had been shot and described a response on Bouldercrest Road. Cody Alcorn on X
2. 7:59 p.m.He reported two officers had been shot and a suspect was in custody. Cody Alcorn on X
3. 8:24 p.m.Alcorn said a source told him the suspect was also shot; he reported that a news conference was planned. Cody Alcorn on X

What comes next

Officials may provide more information about the officers’ conditions, the person in custody and the sequence of events. Until then, the later details remain attributed to Alcorn’s reporting rather than an official police briefing.

Sources and visual credits

FOX 5 Atlanta: police statement · Cody Alcorn: initial report on X · Alcorn: two officers and custody · Alcorn: source-attributed update · OpenStreetMap contributors.

Thumbnail and hero: generated conceptual editorial illustration, not a photograph or footage of the response.