Metro Atlanta

Wounded man runs to restaurant after gas station shooting

Atlanta police investigate a shooting that injured a man in the stomach Tuesday outside a Chevron on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Atlanta police investigate a shooting that injured a man in the stomach Tuesday outside a Chevron on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Lauren Foreman and John Spink
Oct 18, 2016

A man shot outside a northwest Atlanta gas station collapsed at a restaurant across the street, police said.

The man was seen going in and out of the Chevron on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway multiple times before he was approached by two men in a black Jaguar and shot in the stomach about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Atlanta police Capt. Clif Johnson said.

“The victim ran across the street to the Checkers parking lot where he collapsed with a gunshot wound to the stomach,” Johnson said.

The man sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery.

Police said the injured man has not been cooperating with authorities.

“He gave us a false name on the scene,” Johnson said.

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Lauren Foreman

John Spink is a multi-platform photojournalist with the breaking news team. He provides compelling photos, video and audio from breaking news events for the AJC and media partners WSB Channel 2 Action News & WSB Radio

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