Hall County deputy shoots man who pointed weapon at him in Lumpkin County, authorities say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A shooting involving a Hall County sheriff’s deputy happened Friday in Lumpkin County, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.Around 9:45 a.m., Hall County deputies, with the assistance of Lumpkin County deputies and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), arrived at a home on Emory Stephens Road, just north of the Hall County line, to execute a search warrant, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said.Law enforcement encountered a man inside a vehicle on the property, and determined he had an active arrest warrant. The man drove away when deputies tried to arrest him, crashing the car near the home, the sheriff’s office said.When a Hall County deputy approached the wrecked car, the man emerged from the vehicle and pointed a weapon at the deputy, who then shot the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office.The suspect was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, where he remains hospitalized. The deputy was not injured. He has bee