Man rushed to hospital after shooting in Buckhead
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.
Update: APD confirms man shot, possible multiple times, and survived. Arguement between two men in homeless camp in wood area between Buford Hwy and I-85 near Lenox Rd led to the shooting. Officers clearing scene and opening lanes now pic.twitter.com/OuuQBgUuMu
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Police said people who are homeless are known to sleep in the area, Channel 2 reported.
Video: BREAKING - Person shot on Buford Highway and Lenox Road - https://t.co/oCMVuZCPh6 pic.twitter.com/ux0Txbi3tH
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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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