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A DeKalb County police officer shot and injured a suspected robber on Christmas Eve as hundreds of last-minute shoppers were trying to finish up at The Gallery at South DeKalb.

The unidentified male robbery suspect who was later arrested at a house a few miles away, was shot multiple times, suffering non-life threatening injuries, DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.

No shots were fired inside the mall, formerly known as the South DeKalb Mall, and no one except the suspect was injured, Parish said.

The incident started around 12:15 p.m. when a shopper told an uniformed off-duty police officer working a security detail that someone had attempted to rob them. The mall is located south of I-20 on Candler Road in unincorporated Decatur.

The officer confronted the suspect in the parking lot of the mall and chased him a short way on foot, Dekalb police officials said. The officer opened fire when he saw the man had a gun, Parish said.

Police won't say if the suspect fired his weapon or how many shots were fired, but said he was still able to climb into a SUV and drive away.