Crime & Public Safety

2 victims found at Cobb gas station after shooting at Fulton Waffle House

Cobb County police taped off a gas station on South Cobb Drive to investigate a report of a shooting.
Cobb County police taped off a gas station on South Cobb Drive to investigate a report of a shooting.
By Chelsea Prince
Sept 24, 2019

Two people who showed up shot at a Cobb County gas station Tuesday could have been involved in a shooting at a Waffle House in Fulton County, police said.

A security guard at the RaceTrac on South Cobb Drive called authorities after the gunshot victims tried to buy cigarettes, Fulton County police Lt. Scott McBride told AJC.com. The guard said the two were wounded at a Waffle House on Fulton Industrial Boulevard, where officers investigated a shooting earlier Tuesday morning.

“We're still trying to piece together how they were related, if they were related, and what happened,” McBride said.

Cobb County and Fulton County police responded to the RaceTrac, which was temporarily blocked off with crime scene tape.
Cobb County and Fulton County police responded to the RaceTrac, which was temporarily blocked off with crime scene tape.

Fulton police found one person shot when they arrived about 4 a.m. to the Waffle House, which is off I-20 about seven miles away from the RaceTrac. That person was not seriously injured and was able to wait on an ambulance, McBride said.

While they were dealing with that victim, McBride said investigators got a call from Cobb County about the two gunshot victims who showed up at the RaceTrac.

McBride said the Fulton shooting did not occur inside the restaurant, but there may have been witnesses.

“We’re looking over everything and talking to witnesses,” McBride said. “We hope to know more soon.”

A car is towed from a RaceTrac gas station on South Cobb Drive after two people showed up shot Tuesday morning. Investigators are looking into the possibility they were among those shot at a Waffle House on Fulton Industrial Bouelvard about 4 a.m.
A car is towed from a RaceTrac gas station on South Cobb Drive after two people showed up shot Tuesday morning. Investigators are looking into the possibility they were among those shot at a Waffle House on Fulton Industrial Bouelvard about 4 a.m.

Officers from Fulton and Cobb counties were called to the RaceTrac outside Smyrna to investigate Tuesday morning. The gas station was temporarily blocked off with crime scene tape while they were on scene.

A car was towed away as part of the investigation.

— Please return to AJC.com for updates.

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Chelsea Prince is reporter and coach on the breaking news team.

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