A Georgia police officer has been shot dead by a reportedly drunk gunman who ambushed him and other cops in heavy fog early on Wednesday . Family members identified the slain Fulton County officer as 48-year-old Terence Avery Green , who had been with the department for 22 years , WSBTV reported . He was shot in the back of the head as he and other officers responded to reports of a man firing shots near Fairburn at 12.43am . Another officer was shot in the belt area but the bullet hit his radio , leaving him unharmed . The suspect , 42-year-old Amanuel Menghesha , was shot by other officers and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital , where he is being treated . His condition is unknown . Scroll down for video . Shot dead : Terence Avery Green , pictured left , was shot in the back of the head on Wednesday morning . Local reports identified his shooter as Amanuel Menghesha , 42 , pictured right in an earlier mug shot . Scene : Fulton County Lieutenance B. Hicks stands guard at the home on Parks Trail where the suspect lived . The shooting unfolded after officers headed to the Cedar Grove neighborhood early on Wednesday after a 911 call made from inside the suspect 's home reported that he was firing shots . Neighbors said was going from house to house and banging on doors and firing a long barrel gun , 11alive reported . When police arrived on the scene , they began searching the foggy streets for Menghesha , who had left his home . As they searched , he began shooting at the officers , police said . Fulton County Assistant Police Chief Gary Stiles said the officers were forced to act in dark and foggy conditions . 'They were trying to do their job , they were trying to protect this neighborhood from someone who was shooting , ' he told reporters at the scene . 'And they had no other option but to do their job . And the way it appears to me , they were ambushed without warning . ' Tragic : The police officer was shot dead on this road in Fulton County after he was ambushed by the suspect . The officers had responded to calls that the suspect was banging on neighbors ' doors and firing shots . One of the officers was struck in the back of the head . He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital , where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4.30am . 'This is not the first officer we have lost , and the men and women who work for this department are going to be heartbroken , ' Stiles said . The officers responded with their own fire and hit the suspect . He was alert and conscious when he was transported to hospital , the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported . Another officer was shot in the belt area but was saved when his radio was struck instead and shattered , WSBTV reported . He did not require any medical attention . The station reported that the Menghesha was known to the police . They had previously responded to reports that he was intoxicated . Earlier records show he had been arrested for theft and for domestic violence incidents . Employment records show he was in the Army . Shock : Speaking from the scene , Fulton County Assistant Police Chief Gary Stiles said the officers were working in dark and foggy conditions when they were ambushed without warning . On the scene : Authorities continue to investigate the scene of the shooting near Fairburn , Georgia . Stiles said they do not believe there are any other suspects in the case and that the weapon has been recovered from the scene . Alfred Printup , who lives in the neighborhood , was at work but on the phone to his wife and could hear the gunshots ring out . ' I just want to thank that police officer who gave his life to keep my family safe , ' he told 11alive . The police department and Georgia Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate . According to the Fulton County Police Department 's website , the slain officer is its first officer killed in the line of duty since April 2003 . See below for video .
Family members identified the slain Fairburn officer as Terence Avery Green , 48 , who had been with the department for 22 years . He had headed to a street near Fulton County with other officers following calls that the suspect , who was believed to be intoxicated , was firing shots . They were searching for him in the foggy streets when he opened fire . A second officer was shot but the bullet hit his radio and he was unharmed . Officers then shot the suspect , named as Amanuel Menghesha , 42 , who is being treated at hospital .