Atlanta police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex near Atlantic Station.
Lt. Ralph Woolfolk, commander of the department’s homicide unit, confirmed that a man was killed in the shooting. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 25-year-old Taurus Jefferies Jr.
The incident was reported just after noon at the Ellington Midtown apartment complex at 391 17th Street, according to Atlanta Police Department dispatch records. Police said officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim drove himself to the hospital, where he died.
It was not clear what led to the shooting as the investigation remained in its infancy. Woolfolk said detectives were still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and had spoken to people who may be able to provide surveillance footage.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Atlantic Station said management was working with law enforcement after the shooting.
“Atlantic Station security and the Atlanta Police Department were immediately notified and are managing the situation,” the statement said, in part. “This was an isolated incident. The safety and well-being of our community is our top priority and we are working with law enforcement as they investigate this matter.”
Wednesday’s shooting was not the first time the Atlantic Station area has been impacted by gun violence in recent months.
Officers found multiple bullet holes in a car that was blocking the entrance to the Ellington Midtown complex’s parking garage Dec. 29.
No injuries were reported in that shooting, police said, but it came just three days after a large crowd of more than 100 teenagers scattered when gunshots rang out during a disturbance on 17th Street. A teen who fire multiple shots was wounded by an off-duty Georgia State University police officer in the area, GBI investigators said.
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