Police are still searching for 4 suspects involved in a mass shooting that killed 1 and injured 10 early Monday in Atlanta, GA. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as authorities search for those responsible.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a press conference that at around 1:27 a.m. EDT, three men and one woman opened fire on a crowd along a popular strip of bars near the Sweet Auburn neighborhood. The incident took place outside of 349 Edgewood Ave. NE, with police confirming that seven men and three women – all between the ages of 18 to 29 years old – were shot in the incident
Local Atlanta news outlet WKYT said that authorities have identified the man killed in the shooting as 27-year-old Santos J. Wyatt. The injured victims were taken to Grady Hospital for treatment, with an unidentified 18-year-old male listed in critical condition; the other victims are listed in stable condition. Police believe most of those injured in the incident were likely not targeted but instead caught in the crossfire.
Mayor Dickens said during a news conference Monday: “We haven’t had a weekend like this in a very long time, maybe two years or more. We know the summer months often bring some of the most challenging times when it comes to crime and gun violence in our communities.”
Police Chief Schierbaum said they are still seeking clarity on what prompted the shooting, stating that preliminary information so far shows the four suspects believed to be the shooters were “involved in a dispute that escalated to gunfire.”
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