AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Richmond County deputy is recovering after being shot multiple times on Washington Road — the third deputy injured in a shooting this year.

Authorities said it happened during a shoot-out with a man, who was also injured and taken to a hospital.

The injured deputy is stable and expected to make a full recovery, but the injured suspect is in critical condition.

The incident happened after 12:38 a.m. Thursday when deputies responded to a robbery.

A victim said he’d been robbed at a BP gas station on Washington Road near Interstate 20. The victim said he was robbed by multiple people, including one with a gun.

Upon arrival, deputies said they spotted 20-year-old suspect Dalyn Dewayne Elder, of Augusta, who matched the description of one of the robbers.

Elder

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