A man was shot and killed Saturday morning in a car that was found crashed into a building near downtown Atlanta, police said.
Officers responded to the shooting in the 200 block of Auburn Avenue about 6:30 a.m., Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said in a statement.
“Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle that collided into a building,” he said. “Inside the vehicle was a male occupant with an apparent gunshot wound.”
The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person inside the car when police arrived, but homicide detectives are still working to determine whether the fatal shot was fired from inside or outside the vehicle.
The incident was one of three shootings reported overnight.
About an hour earlier, a man was shot multiple times at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex, authorities said.
Police discovered the man about 5:25 a.m. at the Manor Apartments on Arthur Langford Jr. Place. The victim was conscious at the scene and taken to the hospital, Grant said. It’s unclear what led to the shooting, and the victim’s condition wasn’t immediately available Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta police were also called to a shooting that took place about 3:15 a.m. at a high-end apartment complex in Midtown. In that case, officers arrived at the Biltmore at Midtown Apartments on West Peachtree Street and found a man who was shot in the hand.
He was taken to the hospital, but declined to provide officers with any additional details about what happened, authorities said.
All three shootings remain under investigation.
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