Man fatally shot at Chevron in NW Atlanta

Police are searching for multiple suspects they believe shot and killed a man at a northwest Atlanta gas station Wednesday afternoon.

Officers arrived at a Chevron at 1739 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at around 2:30 p.m. and found Encre Styles, 30, with multiple gunshot wounds, according to an Atlanta police news release.

Investigators said Styles got into an argument with four other men before one suspect fired several shots, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Styles was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead, Channel 2 reported.

Officers are searching for the four men, two wearing all black and two wearing all red.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

About the Author

Jackets in Piedmont Park: Autumn comes early in Atlanta, flirts with record

Autumn arrived early in Atlanta on Wednesday, flirting with the record low temperature for Aug. 27. In Midtown's Piedmont Park, a fleece collar was sighted.

2h ago

New ‘Leaving Atlanta’ sign pops up after beloved marker goes missing

A new ‘Leaving Atlanta’ sign has popped up on Ponce de Leon Avenue after the original vanished. No one knows who installed either version of the beloved landmark.

Like ‘em or not, skybridges are a defining element of Atlanta’s cityscape

When you’re on a skybridge, downtown Atlanta feels like watching a TV show of city life rather than being part of it. The web of bridges is part of Atlanta’s identity.

The Latest

Credit: Thomas Lake

DISPATCH

Jackets in Piedmont Park: Autumn comes early in Atlanta, flirts with record

2h ago

New ‘Leaving Atlanta’ sign pops up after beloved marker goes missing

Like ‘em or not, skybridges are a defining element of Atlanta’s cityscape

Featured

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Amid production slowdown, Atlanta soundstage pioneers look to pull back

Times are tough for operators of TV and film production campuses after years of a Hollywood boom in Georgia.

Candidates head for a runoff in north metro state Senate race

A Democrat will move into a runoff election to represent a stretch of Fulton and Cherokee counties that has been a Republican stronghold for decades.

New ‘Leaving Atlanta’ sign pops up after beloved marker goes missing

A new ‘Leaving Atlanta’ sign has popped up on Ponce de Leon Avenue after the original vanished. No one knows who installed either version of the beloved landmark.