Atlanta Police Officer Mike Vogt Shot & Killed With High-Powered Weapon, Robert Cook in Police Custody

Police Officer Mike Vogt shot and killed with high-powered weapon in Chattahoochee Hills, Atlanta. Suspect still at large.

I am always deeply saddened when a police officer is killed. According to Channel 2 Action News, Officer Mike Vogt, was shot on Vernon Grove Road, in Chattahoochee Hills, Atlanta, and he later died at Grady Memorial Hospital. The officer noticed something amiss as he traveled on Vernon Grove Road. He stopped to talk to a group of people and was shot with a high-powered weapon, Col. Jeff Holmes told reporter Jeff Dore. The officer was able to drive away from the scene and call for help.

Police told Channel 2 that they looking for a '90s model, brown Chrysler in connection with the incident.e Hills Mayor Don Hayes told reporters that Vogt had been with the department for two years and was recently promoted to lieutenant. Hayes also said there were 14 police officers on the Chattahoochee Hills police force. Officer Vogt's death marks the first time the department has lost an officer in the line of duty.

UPDATE#1:  The cop killer has been arrested. Robert Cook, 44, was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Officer Mike Vogt. According to Channel 2 Action News, he was taken into custody by a SWAT team Wednesday afternoon at a home in Fairburn, which is located a few miles from where the shooting happened.