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US driver shot after hit-and-run rampage | US driver shot after hit-and-run rampage |
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A man driving a Hummer truck led police on a wild chase as he ploughed into at least eight cars before being shot by a passenger in a Porsche. | A man driving a Hummer truck led police on a wild chase as he ploughed into at least eight cars before being shot by a passenger in a Porsche. |
The driver was attempting to carjack the sports car when he was shot in the stomach, police say. | The driver was attempting to carjack the sports car when he was shot in the stomach, police say. |
Atlanta police are currently tallying the total damage that the man caused to determine how to charge him. | Atlanta police are currently tallying the total damage that the man caused to determine how to charge him. |
Police have not yet released his identity but said he was conscious and alert when arrested. | |
Atlanta police spokesman Donald Hannah said officers are testing the man for intoxicants and are trying to determine what motivated the hit-and-run rampage. | Atlanta police spokesman Donald Hannah said officers are testing the man for intoxicants and are trying to determine what motivated the hit-and-run rampage. |
"It's very bizarre considering all things involved," Mr Hannah told WSB-TV. | "It's very bizarre considering all things involved," Mr Hannah told WSB-TV. |
The chase began in the upscale Buckhead neighbourhood of Atlanta around 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT), police say. | The chase began in the upscale Buckhead neighbourhood of Atlanta around 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT), police say. |
It ended minutes later in midtown Atlanta when the man leapt out from the black Hummer and allegedly attempted to carjack the Porsche. | It ended minutes later in midtown Atlanta when the man leapt out from the black Hummer and allegedly attempted to carjack the Porsche. |
As the suspect was speaking to the driver, a passenger shot him in the stomach. | As the suspect was speaking to the driver, a passenger shot him in the stomach. |
Police officers who had been following the man's car deployed stun guns at the same time he was shot, Mr Hannah said. | Police officers who had been following the man's car deployed stun guns at the same time he was shot, Mr Hannah said. |
He was taken to hospital where he is recovering. | He was taken to hospital where he is recovering. |
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