A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times Friday in southwest Atlanta, police confirmed.

The man was shot around 12:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta police spokesman Jarius Daugherty said.

He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition, Daugherty said.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes went to the police to find answers.

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