While riding together in Midtown, a passenger is accused of shooting a driver during an argument, causing a crash over the weekend.

Police are now searching for the shooter, who fled the scene.

About 10:15 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a person shot call in the 100 block of Peachtree Place, Atlanta police said. A man who had been shot in the abdomen and leg was found and taken to a hospital.

Investigators said the victim and suspect were riding together in the victim’s vehicle when an argument escalated into a fight. The suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the driver twice.

That caused the driver to crash into a tree, and the suspect ran away before officers arrived.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. Tips can be sent anonymously, and information that leads to an arrest and indictment can earn tipsters up to $2,000.

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Amber Hicks and Cherokee County firefighter Justin Hicks were found dead from gunshot wounds inside their home in November 2021. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)

Credit: Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services