Police shot a person during a standoff Friday at a mall in Centerville, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The Warner Robins Police Department urged the public to avoid the Galleria Mall around 5:30 a.m. Friday due to a standoff, according to the police department’s Facebook .

Earlier this morning, officers were “negotiating with an armed subject in efforts to get him to surrender,” police said at the time.

The incident was happening in the parking lot of the mall.

GBI confirmed police shot an armed suspect, but didn’t confirm the extent of injuries.

“We can confirm the GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting at the request of the Warner Robins Police Department,” said Lydia Bullard, the GBI’s public affairs specialist. “Once we receive information from GBI

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