No students were hurt, but an officer suffered minor injuries.
The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. outside Walnut Park Elementary School where a summer literacy camp for elementary-age children was taking place. Gadsden City School Superintendent Tony Reddick said 34 children were in the school at the time of the incident.
The Rainbow City officer attempted to stop the man, according to ALEA. After a conversation, the man resisted and tried to take the officer’s firearm, police said. A Rainbow City police officer suffered minor injuries in the scuffle. The school is in the Walnut Park section of Gadsden near the old Republic Steel plant. Within minutes, dozens of officers from several different agencies were on the scene.
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