Crime & Public Safety

Man killed, teenage girl shot at NW Atlanta convenience store

A man and a teenage girl were shot at the Buy Low Super Market on James Jackson Parkway in northwest Atlanta, police said. The man did not survive.
A man and a teenage girl were shot at the Buy Low Super Market on James Jackson Parkway in northwest Atlanta, police said. The man did not survive.
By Rosana Hughes
Updated April 1, 2024

A shooting at a northwest Atlanta convenience store left a man dead and a teenage girl injured late Sunday night, according to officials.

Atlanta police got a report at around 9 p.m. about someone shot at the Buy Low Super Market on James Jackson Parkway near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. When officers arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died.

He was identified as Jamal Phillips by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

While at the scene, police were notified of another victim — a 16-year-old girl — who had arrived at a fire station on Hollywood Road. She had been shot multiple times. Officials said she was alert when taken to a hospital, but an update on her condition has not been provided.

Phillips’ brother-in-law, Owen Thomas, believes both victims were not the intended targets, according to Channel 2 Action News.

“He was an innocent bystander, just like the young 16-year-old,” Thomas told the news station.

Police have not released any additional details, including whether a suspect has been identified.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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Rosana Hughes is an award-winning bilingual (fluent in Spanish) journalist with a passion for explanatory public service journalism. She has been a reporter on the breaking news team since January 2022.

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