DeKalb County authorities shut down multiple lanes of I-285 in Tucker for three hours Wednesday morning after a man was shot on the interstate.
The victim was found in the southbound lanes near Northlake Parkway about 3 a.m. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, according to DeKalb police.
“What led up to the shooting remains under investigation and no one has been arrested,” a police spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Two left lanes were blocked at the Northlake Parkway at 3:30 a.m. and did not reopen until about 6:30 a.m., the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center reported. Investigators were focusing on a black SUV and red sedan with rear-end damage at the shooting scene.
Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Even after the investigation wrapped up, gridlock conditions continued for hours because of a crash a few exits south. Multiple right lanes were blocked when a tractor-trailer overturned before Memorial Drive, the Traffic Center reported.
The inner loop was “pretty much a mess” through DeKalb for most of the morning drive, Heather Catlin said.
GRIDLOCK ALERT remains, but making progress with this Big Rig Crash on I-285/sb (Inner Loop) before Memorial Dr. (exit 41). A right lane is closed. Avoid. Use I-75/85. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/yBMDDpmwyo
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) December 15, 2021
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