COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect was injured Wednesday night after a gun accidentally discharged during a struggle with Cobb County Police officers, according to police.

Cobb County Police Public Information Officer Aaron Wilson said officers with the department’s Violent Crime Bureau conducted a traffic stop around 11:14 p.m. in a parking garage located behind the Taco Mac along Cobb Parkway.

This area is in the garage under the AMC theater and Main Event.

During the stop, Wilson said one person inside the Mercedes SUV ran.

As an officer chased him, Wilson said the suspect was seen “fumbling with the firearm.” Officers tackled him moments later.

As he hit the ground, Wilson said, the suspect's gun went off and grazed the suspect in the head.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital and

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