Person with knife shot by Augusta gas station employee

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A person armed with a knife was shot by an employee at the Circle K on Gordon Highway near Sibley Road, deputies say.

Law enforcement sources told us the employee shot the person outside the store.

Our crews on the scene told us that there were at least eight Richmond County deputy cars there at 10:45 p.m., with caution tape blocking off the parking lot. Multiple unmarked vehicles were there as well.

The person who was shot was taken to a hospital, deputies said.

Traffic near the gas station is still clear, our crews say.

Caution tape also blocked off some homes at nearby Raes Creek Mobile Home Park, according to our crews.

We are working to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the incident.