Act Daily News
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At least one individual was killed and 5 folks have been wounded in a taking pictures after a “dispute occurred that escalated to gunfire” close to Atlanta’s Atlantic Station retail district Saturday night time, in accordance with police.
At round 8 p.m., a “group of juveniles” have been escorted off Atlantic Station property by off-duty Atlanta law enforcement officials and Atlantic Station personnel, Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Lt. Germain Dearlove stated in a news convention.
“They were removed for unruly behavior and also curfew violations for Atlantic Station,” Dearlove informed reporters.
The group moved to seventeenth Street the place the dispute occurred and “escalated to gunfire,” Dearlove stated.
“We have one male deceased on scene and several victims were transported to area hospitals,” Dearlove stated. “Currently homicide investigators are on scene working to establish a lead on the case and also suspect information and also identify involved parties.”
Five persons are at space hospitals with gunshot wounds, Dearlove stated.
While authorities are working to find out the ages of the victims, police imagine “they are between 15 to 21 years old,” Dearlove stated.
“We are still working to identify and determine what exactly occurred,” Dearlove stated, including it’s attainable there have been two shooters as a result of dispute being “between two groups.”
Dearlove wouldn’t say the place on the sprawling midtown Atlanta industrial property the group was previous to their elimination, as an alternative deferring the query to Atlantic Station personnel.
According to the purchasing district’s official web site, there’s a 3:00 p.m. curfew for all folks underneath 18, at which era anybody underneath 18 have to be accompanied by a mother or father or guardian and teams of 4 or extra juveniles “will be dispersed.”
In an announcement to Act Daily News, a spokesperson for Atlantic Station stated, “Atlantic Station Security is working with APD on this matter and has indicated there is no active threat to the property. The community’s safety continues to be our top priority, and we are working closely with law enforcement during this active investigation.”