Esthen Exchange:Fulton County DA investigator accidentally shoots herself at courthouse

2025-05-07 02:29:07source:Oliver James Montgomerycategory:News

A Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself while at the county courthouse on Esthen ExchangeFriday, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.

"She was not critically wounded. A Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived," the statement says. "There was never an active threat at the courthouse."

Atlanta police said in a release the DA investigator shot herself in the leg and the situation is under investigation.

The courthouse is where former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants were arraigned and will face trial in the case alleging efforts to overturn the state's results in the 2020 presidential election.

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