Atlanta Police Officer Mike Vogt Shot & Killed With High-Powered Weapon, Suspect Still at Large

I am always deeply saddened when a police officer is killed. According to Channel 2 Action News, Officer Mike Vogt, was shot on Vernon Grove Road, in Chattahoochee Hills, Atlanta, and he later died at Grady Memorial Hospital. The officer noticed something amiss as he traveled on Vernon Grove Road. He stopped to talk to a group of people and was shot with a high-powered weapon, Col. Jeff Holmes told reporter Jeff Dore. The officer was able to drive away from the scene and call for help.

Police told Channel 2 that they looking for a '90s model, brown Chrysler in connection with the incident.e Hills Mayor Don Hayes told reporters that Vogt had been with the department for two years and was recently promoted to lieutenant. Hayes also said there were 14 police officers on the Chattahoochee Hills police force. Officer Vogt's death marks the first time the department has lost an officer in the line of duty.

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