Police on Monday released photos and video of a man suspected of stopping his car and shooting a disabled man on the sidewalk after an argument in the Vine City neighborhood.
The 21-year-old man injured in the Tuesday shooting was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, Atlanta police said. He was able to give responding officers his account of the incident before he was taken to the hospital, according to the incident report. Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information about the man accused of shooting him.
The injured man told Atlanta police that he was walking on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard listening to music and reciting verses from the songs, the incident report said. As he was walking just before 2:45 p.m., a man in a white Audi SUV stopped and began to argue with him. The injured man told police the Audi driver mistook his rapping and thought the victim was speaking to him.
In the course of the argument, the driver pulled a gun and shot at the injured man several times, hitting him at least once, according to the incident report. The injured man did not know the driver, he told officers.
Credit: Atlanta Police Department
Credit: Atlanta Police Department
During the investigation, the injured man told officers multiple times he was disabled but did not explain his specific disability. Atlanta police did not release further information, but confirmed that the victim indicated he was disabled prior to being shot, spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said.
Investigators recovered three shell casings from the scene near the intersection of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard and Rock Street. The Atlanta Police Department’s aggravated assault team was also able to retrieve video of the shooting from a surveillance camera.
The man taken to the hospital is still recovering from his injuries, Grant said.
Anyone with information on this case can submit a tip anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-8477, online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637). Tipsters do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $5,000.
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