COBB COUNTY, GA — An hours-long manhunt is over for a murder suspect who was taken into custody in the area of Windy Hill Road.

It is not yet clear how or where 31-year-old Damien Strozier was found, but Cobb County Police Sergeant Eric Smith says the search began when an officer recognized him and Strozier pointed a gun at officers.

“The officer did discharge his weapon, and the subject fled on foot into the woods,” Smith said.

Police say the confrontation started near Leland and Windy Hill roads when an officer identified Strozier as a murder suspect wanted in Atlanta.

“The suspect produced a firearm, which he pointed towards the officer, the officer did discharge his weapon,” Smith said.

Strozier ran from the scene and was considered armed and dangerous until he was later found near the Belmont Place apartments. Police say he has been located and is “no longer a threat to the public.”

Authorities have not released the exact circumstances of how the search ended or Strozier’s condition.

One family member suggested the search ended with additional police gunfire, but neither Cobb County Police nor the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that information.

Strozier was wanted in connection to the death of a woman last month in Atlanta. He is facing charges of felony murder and aggravated assault.

According to Atlanta police, officers responded to a call of a pedestrian struck by an electric scooter along Northside Drive on March 20.

Officials say a 67-year-old woman was hit and died the following day at the hospital. Investigators identified Strozier as the person riding the scooter who left the scene.

WSB Radio has reached out to Cobb County Police and the GBI for more information about the end of the manhunt and the suspect’s condition.

The GBI is now leading the ongoing investigation.