The man fired at least once at one or more officers who responded to a report of an aggravated assault Wednesday night at or near Roswell Mall, the department said in a statement.
The initial gunfire occurred as the man ran away from the mall and a search was then launched, the department said.
Police said the man shot himself about a half an hour later in a residential neighborhood elsewhere in northern Roswell.
The man’s identity wasn’t released but police said he appeared to be in his 20s.
No officers were injured.