Crime & Public Safety

Police: 1 killed in shooting at Atlanta apartment building

The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.
The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.
Updated Aug 9, 2022

One person was killed in a shooting at an Atlanta apartment building Sunday afternoon, police said.

Officers were called to the Parkside in the 1300 block of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway around 2 p.m. after reports of a shooting. There, they found a man with apparent gunshot wounds.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from Atlanta police. He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 32-year-old Quittavious Wright.

His death is being investigated as a homicide, police confirmed.

Police on Monday released a photo of a person of interest in the case and asked for the public’s help to identify the man. No suspects have been publicly identified.

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