Atlanta police Wednesday were investigating an overnight shooting outside a Midtown concert venue that involved an off duty police officer.
The off duty Atlanta officer was working an event that had just ended around 11 p.m. at Center Stage on West Peachtree Street when he heard shots being fired and “observed a suspect firing toward a group of people,” Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee said.
“The officer confronted the suspect and fired multiple shots,” Chafee said. “The suspect ran to a vehicle and fled the scene.”
Chafee said that a man who arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital ashort time later with a gunshot wound to the leg told authorities that he had been shot after exiting Center Stage, “but it is not clear at this time who shot him.”
A police spokeswoman said late Wednesday morning that detectives were still investigating the incident and had no further information to release.
Chafee said the officer will be placed on routine administrative leave.
Center Stage hosted a rap concert Tuesday night called “Spoiled Milk.”
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