Another dispute led to deadly gunfire in Atlanta on Friday night, according to police.
Officers were called around 10:30 p.m. to the 3500 block of Camp Creek Parkway, where they found a teenager with a single gunshot wound, police said in a statement. He was later pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.
The victim was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 17-year-old Tremeal Mackey.
Investigators believe the shooting was a result of an ongoing dispute with someone familiar to the teen, the statement read. No other details were released about the case.
Just last month, then-interim Atlanta police Chief Darin Schierbaum addressed gun violence before a weapon buyback event, warning about when disputes are settled with bullets. Schierbaum has since assumed the chief’s office permanently.
“This department has been fighting successfully over the summer gang and gun and drug violence,” he said before addressing arguments which turn violent. “This is (an) area where the police department doesn’t have any control. We cannot be in every home. We cannot be on every playground where disputes may arise.”
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