SWAT team sent to southwest Atlanta apartment

The Atlanta police SWAT team was called to an apartment in southwest Atlanta Friday morning following a shooting in West End.

According to police dispatchers, the victim, who had been shot in the leg, was found shortly before 7 a.m. in the 1200 block of Donnelly Avenue.

A suspect in the shooting was believed to still be inside a nearby apartment around 10:30.

Police had blocked Donnelly Avenue between Cascade Road and Beecher Street.

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