SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A Sandy Springs police officer is recovering after being grazed by a bullet during a shootout and standoff that ended with the suspect’s surrender last month, authorities said.

What we know:

Investigators identified the gunman as 56-year-old Herbert Mesa of Atlanta. Officers responded around 11:19 a.m. Oct. 14 to a home on Carroll Manor Drive after reports of gunfire inside. When officers tried to make contact, police said Mesa opened fire, injuring one officer.

Mesa then barricaded himself inside a room, prompting the department’s SWAT team to take control of the scene. After roughly two hours, he surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident.

Officials said Mesa was hit by return gunfire before retreating inside the home. He was taken to a h

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