Atlanta police officer killed in vehicle crash

The Atlanta Police Department is mourning the death of one of their own Monday night.

Department officials say Officer Jarvis Rushin was killed in a traffic crash on Highway 92 near Corn Creek Drive in South Fulton County early Monday morning.

Officials say Rushin left the roadway, hit a tree, and was ejected out of the vehicle's windshield. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

"Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones," a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department said.

The 28-year-old officer had been with the APD for six years.