Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man shot in Buckhead road-rage incident

The man was stable when he arrived at the hospital.
The man was stable when he arrived at the hospital.
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Dec 20, 2021

A man was taken to a hospital Sunday afternoon after he was shot during a road-rage incident in Buckhead, according to police.

Officers were sent to Piedmont Atlanta Hospital on Peachtree Road about 1 p.m. after the victim turned up with a gunshot wound to his left shoulder, Atlanta police in a statement. When they arrived, the victim was stable and spoke with officers.

Police determined the man had been shot during a road-rage incident at the intersection of Piedmont and Pharr roads, about a half-mile from the busy Buckhead Village shopping district. No further details about the shooting were released, including a description of a suspect or their vehicle.

An investigation is ongoing.

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

About the Author

Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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