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Man rushed to hospital after shooting in Buckhead

Emergency crews load an injured person onto an ambulance after an incident Monday morning on Lenox Road near Buford Highway.
By Chelsea Prince and John Spink
June 25, 2018

A man was rushed to a hospital Monday morning after a shooting near an apartment complex on Buford Highway at Lenox Road, Atlanta police said.

Officers on scene told Channel 2 Action News that the 28-year-old victim was seen arguing with another person in a nearby wooded area prior to the shooting.

Police said people who are homeless are known to sleep in the area, Channel 2 reported.

The shooting victim was alert when police and medics responded just before 5 a.m.

It is possible the man was shot multiple times, police said. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

An investigation is ongoing.

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