Man in critical condition after shooting in SW Atlanta neighborhood
A man is in critical condition after he was shot Thursday morning at a home in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood, police said.
Another man was being questioned following the shooting, which happened in the 3100 block of Imperial Circle, Atlanta homicide Detective Lt. Daniel Jensen told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Investigators said that man is not considered a suspect at this time.
When officers arrived at the scene about 5:30 a.m., they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound, police said in a statement. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital.
“Right now we are investigating the circumstances leading up to and including the shooting,” Jensen said. “We are working currently on getting a search warrant to locate the firearm that was used.”
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