Several gunshots on the weekend of New Year’s left one person dead and four injured, according to Atlanta authorities.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – One person is dead and four others are injured after several shootings this New Year’s weekend, according to Atlanta police.
On Saturday after 8:30 p.m., police went to Centennial Olympic Park upon reports of shots fired. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound, and he was sent to the hospital in stable condition.
While investigating, police learned that a second man had also been shot and was already at the hospital in stable condition. Police are working to learn how and why the shooting happened.
Also on Saturday at 10 p.m., police were called to an apartment complex off Campbellton Road SW. They found a man who had been shot and tried to save his life, but he died, police said. Officers are investigating the homicide.
Then on Sunday, officers arrived at an apartment complex off University Avenue SW at 3:10 a.m. They found a 45-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her armpit. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
Police said the woman won’t give officers any information about the shooting. No suspects have been named.
Minutes later, police were dispatched to a townhouse complex off Richardson Street SW, where they found a man shot in the stomach. The man had entered a stranger’s home, and one of the residents woke up and shot him when he came into her room, police said.
The man was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and charged with burglary, according to police. He is in stable condition.
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