Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man in critical condition after being shot multiple times in SW Atlanta

Atlanta police are investigating a shooting Friday on Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta.
Atlanta police are investigating a shooting Friday on Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta.
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Sept 21, 2018

A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times Friday in southwest Atlanta, police confirmed.

The man was shot around 12:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta police spokesman Jarius Daugherty said.

He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition, Daugherty said.

An investigation is ongoing.

In other news:

Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes went to the police to find answers.

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