ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A north Georgia police officer is in critical condition after a shooting broke out at a house overnight.

The incident happened in McCaysville, a Fannin County city near the Tennessee border. The officer, identified as Captain Brantley Worley, was shot in the throat and face area and airlifted to a hospital in the nearby city of Chattanooga.

The suspect is still on the run. He has been identified as 26-year-old Timothy Craig Ramsey, who faces charges of aggravated assault with intent to murder a police officer.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has issued a Blue Alert to help find Ramsey. A Blue Alert is used to tell the public about a suspect accused of killing or seriously hurting a law enforcement officer.

Ramsey is described as a white man

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