A man spending the night in his car outside a Buckhead hotel was jolted from sleep Friday morning by the sounds of breaking glass and a gunshot.
Atlanta police said the man was sleeping in the TownePlace Suites parking deck on Sidney Marcus Boulevard, located across the street from the Lindbergh Plaza shopping center that houses a Target, Best Buy and several other shops and restaurants. Around 3 a.m., he heard one of his windows break, according to a police statement.
“When the victim looked up to see what had occurred, he was confronted and shot by armed suspects who then fled the scene in what appeared to be a Chrysler 300,” a spokesperson said in the statement. “Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
The victim was described as alert and considered stable when he was taken to a hospital.
Police later discovered other vehicles with busted windows in the area that may have been the result of break-ins. Officers will return to the crime scene to gather more information and try to locate additional victims, police spokesperson Officer Anthony Grant said Friday morning.
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