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Atlanta police investigate shooting that left one dead

<p>The shooting happened shortly after 9 p.m. along Parkway Drive NE.</p>

Credit: � 2018 Cox Media Group.

Credit: � 2018 Cox Media Group.

<p>The shooting happened shortly after 9 p.m. along Parkway Drive NE.</p>
By Staff Writer
April 22, 2018

Atlanta Police are investigating a double shooting in Midtown Atlanta that left one person dead and another injured.

The shooting took place shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday on 633 Parkway Drive.

Investigators told Channel 2 Action News they believe the shooting involved a gambling debt and that the other victim is being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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