1 injured, suspect at large after shooting at NE Atlanta shopping center
Police are searching for a suspect they say shot a man Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a shopping center in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Officers responded to the corner of Piedmont and North avenues for reports of a person shot just before 3 p.m., Atlanta police said in a news release. At the scene, police found a 40-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was conscious and spoke with responding officers before being taken to the hospital, police said.
The man said he had been involved in a dispute with the suspect, a person he knew, police said. The dispute, which police said was drug-related, became a physical fight and ended when the suspect fired multiple shots, hitting the victim.
Police did not share the identities of the suspect or the man who was injured. No further information has been released, but the investigation remains active.
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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.
