Shots fired at Atlanta convenience store
Atlanta police responded to a report of shots fired at a convenience store late Saturday.
At 11:42 p.m. an officer responded to a report that shots were fired at an Xpress Zone on Cleveland Avenue in south Atlanta. According to a police report, a witness told the officer that a white Chevrolet Impala drove up to the store.
A man got out of the car and started firing a pistol at another man who was standing in front of the store, according to the report. The shooter fled in the Impala, and no one was injured in the incident. The glass front door of the convenience store was shattered, and the witness’ car was damaged.
Security cameras captured the incident on video.
Police found seven shell casings from a 9 millimeter hand gun at the scene.
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