Four men were shot and three were killed at multiple locations in Union City on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The first victim, Cortez Miliam, was found dead at an Exxon on Roosevelt Highway about 3:30 p.m., according to police. Miliam’s family gathered at the gas station Friday afternoon as detectives collected evidence and spoke with potential witnesses.
Family members told Channel 2 Action News he got into an argument shortly before the shooting.
Police are trying to find Marcus Bowles for questioning in the case, Union City police spokesman Officer Jerome Turner said.
Credit: Union City Police Department
Credit: Union City Police Department
As police investigated, two more shooting victims were discovered nearby and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Byron Davis was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he died during surgery, Turner said.
Authorities released a surveillance photo of a man standing outside a white sedan. He is considered a person of interest in Byron’s death and investigators hope to question him, authorities said.
The second victim remains in critical condition, Turner said.
Calvin Woodard is wanted to questioning in the homicide investigation, according to police. No other details were released.
Credit: Union City Police Department
Credit: Union City Police Department
Investigators are still working to determine if all three shootings are connected.
Another man’s body was discovered in a BMW nearby less than 1,000 feet from from the shooting scenes, Channel 2 reported. Police determined that man shot and killed himself, but don’t believe he was involved in the other shootings, Turner said.
“We are receiving a lot of leads and calls, and we encourage the public to continue to contact us and provide more insight as we comb through a lot of evidence to piece together these incidents,” he said.
Fairburn police and South Fulton police are assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information on the cases is asked to contact Union City police at 770-515-7835.
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