A Georgia sheriff's deputy officer was thankful for his life after a shootout with a suspect while the officer was on a welfare call at a private residence in the rural Troup County.

The car’s dashcam captured the dramatic video of the shootout, which took place on 9th January 2017.
Deputy officer Michael Hockett was on the way to a residence to check on an individual whose father called the police to report a mental health episode, a local news channel reported.

In the video, officer Hockett is heard yelling at the suspect, “Drop your gun now!”

Moments later officer Hockett is seen running away from the armed suspect, as the suspect chased him. Hockett jumps a fence and the suspect begins firing at him.

Hockett returns fire, hitting the suspect in the shoulder. During the shootout officer Hockett was also hit in his forehead, elbow and waist by pellets from a shotgun.

The suspect is identified as Matthew Edmondson, then engaged several local and state law enforcement agencies in a standoff that lasted more than 6 hours.

Hockett told to a local news that he was thankful that the Lord has seen him through it. Hockett has replayed the shooting in his head and he knows in his heart that he did everything he could to do the best with the situation.

Edmondson mom saw a part of the shoot out and called 911.

“I need an ambulance. Please hurry. My son’s been shot,” she said. “There was a deputy here we had just came in. and I don't know if the deputy was shot or not. I don't know what's going on but I'm scared to death."

Edmondson eventually surrendered and is now facing several charges, including an attempted murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

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