Atlanta ( CNN ) A suburban Atlanta police officer is dead after an apparent ambush , while his colleague 's life was spared by his radio . Fulton County Police officer Terence Green , 48 , was killed Wednesday in Fairburn , Georgia . A second officer was shot in the hip , but suffered no injuries . `` It was actually his radio -- the bullet went through -- the radio saved him . It penetrated the radio , '' said Fulton Police Chief Cassandra Jones . The incident occurred when police were searching a neighborhood after reports of gunfire from the home of Amanuel Menghesha , 42 . Menghesha allegedly fired at the officers without warning , authorities said . He `` appeared to have gone on a rampage , '' said Fulton County Assistant Chief Gary Stiles , who described it as an `` ambush . '' Police said the officers were shot with an `` assault style rifle . '' Menghesha was then shot by other officers . Green was shot in the head and died at a local hospital . The suspect was transported to the same hospital , but his injuries do not appear to be life threatening . Charges are pending . The suspect was known to police , and had `` violent tendencies , '' Jones said . Police say weather and poor visibility also played a factor . There was dense fog in the area at the time of the incident . `` This is a call that I pray every night , every day , 10 times a day that I never get . And when you get it , you 're not ready for it , but you have to lead and you have to go on because you have to stand there and be that strength for your officers , but it 's one that you just ca n't even imagine , '' Jones said in a news conference . `` It 's like losing a child because they 're all my children . '' Green , a 22 year veteran of the police force , is survived by his parents , brother and four sons . CNN 's Melanie Whitley contributed to this report .
A second officer was shot in the hip , but suffered no injuries . `` The bullet went through -- the radio saved him , '' Menghesha Chief Cassandra Jones says .