ALBANY, Ga. — Authorities in southwest Georgia say a police officer and another person were sent to a hospital after an officer-involved shooting. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman Scott Dutton said Wednesday that preliminary information indicates the Albany officer shot an assailant after being stabbed. read more

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