Two people are in custody after two men were shot Wednesday afternoon in southwest Atlanta in connected crimes.

One man was shot during a carjacking at a Wendy’s on Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, police said. The shooter left the restaurant in a red Lexus and drove toward 203 Fairburn Road, Atlanta Fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said.

Another person was shot at an apartment complex on Fairburn Road.

Police told Channel 2 Action News the shootings are connected, and two men were hit by gunfire.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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