Crime And Law

Deputies shoot armed robbery suspect, 3 others arrested after I-285 chase

Armed robbery suspect shot by deputies, 3 more arrested after chase ends on I-285

CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — Four armed robbery suspects, including three teenagers, are in custody following a deputy-involved shooting in Clayton County.

According to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began when a victim reported that suspects pointed assault-rifle-style weapons at him and took his cell phone and a firearm on Taylor Road.

Deputies said the suspects then fled, leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase. The pursuit ended beneath the airport runway tunnel on I-285 after deputies performed a PIT maneuver on the suspects’ vehicle.

Authorities said the suspects exited the vehicle and ran. During that encounter, a deputy shot one of the suspects, identified as 28-year-old Atlanta man Deshante Phillips.

Phillips is being treated at a hospital for injuries to the arm and leg.

The other three suspects were identified as 18-year-old Monterrian Stone, 18-year-old Ranardo Goodwin, and a 14-year-old. They were all taken into custody.

No deputies were injured.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.