Two people were shot Thursday at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. The incident took place around 10:20 a.m. at the Hugos Park apartments on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near Fulton Industrial Boulevard.
Atlanta Police spokeswoman Kim Jones said the victims were a man and a woman who appeared to be in their mid-20s. The suspect is being sought.
"The female sustained what appeared a medium-range shotgun blast to her back, and one of the projectiles struck her in the ear," Jones said. "The male victim sustained a similar range blast to his face and chest areas."
She said the victims were "coherent and alert" and were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
"Preliminary reports indicate that these shootings may be domestic related, the result of a relationship between the alleged perpetrator and the female victim," Jones said.
Justin Alexander, a resident of the apartments, felt police could have prevented the incident.
"I heard a lot of commotion and I came outside to see what was going on and the police were out here," Alexander said. "There was a lot of folks talking about shooting each other back and forth and talking negative about the police, and [the police] just jumped in their car and left, and they really shot each other. I guess the police didn't take it serious."
Asked if he thought the shooting was gang related, Alexander quipped, "It's stupidity related."
Alexander said such incidents are common in the area.
"All the time ... it's not good around here; it's a very dangerous environment," he said. "This is every day, same thing every day, shooting, stabbing, robbing, setting stuff on fire, busting windows out, everything. ... This is the worst thing I've ever been around in my life."
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