Shots fired in a parking deck attached to Grady Memorial Hospital forced a brief lockdown Wednesday afternoon amid a flurry of police activity.
Officers were called to the deck on Jesse Hill Jr. Drive around 1:15 p.m. and discovered multiple vehicles that appeared to be damaged by gunfire, according to an Atlanta police spokesperson. The department quickly refuted reports of an active shooter that circulated on social media and said no one was reported injured.
One man was initially taken into custody at the scene but later released when investigators determined he was not involved, police said. Officers canvassed the area to locate what they believed to be “multiple” shooting suspects, but no arrests were made and the investigation remained open Thursday.
“Grady Hospital was on lockdown for a short time due to reports of gunshots fired on the second level of one of our parking decks. The hospital is no longer on lockdown and normal operations have resumed,” a Grady spokesperson said. “There was never an active shooter inside the hospital.”
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