Current:Home > NewsThree dead in targeted shooting across the street from Atlanta mall, police say -DataFinance
Three dead in targeted shooting across the street from Atlanta mall, police say
View
Date:2025-04-18 21:53:57
Three people are dead following a targeted shooting near an Atlanta mall on Saturday afternoon, police said in a news release.
At around 1:30 p.m., police responded to a call of a reported shooting at 640 Evans St., across the street from the Mall West End. Officers found three people who had sustained gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead.
In their initial investigation, police said the shooting was targeted, and that one man had approached two people and began shooting at them. One of the people who was shot returned fire at the gunman, hitting him. All three, including the man who started shooting, died from their injuries, police said.
Atlanta Police homicide investigators are still determining what led to the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.
Gun violence:US on grim pace for gun violence, mass killings in 2023: 'The bad year continues'
Quinton Hubbert, a security guard at the Mall West End, told USA TODAY the shooting occurred across the street. The mall was open, he said in a phone interview just after 4 p.m.
This is a developing story.
veryGood! (7619)
Related
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Mega Millions $1 million ticket unclaimed in Iowa; Individual has two weeks before it expires
- The 34 Most Popular Amazon Items E! Readers Bought This Month
- U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Spanish soccer official faces sexual abuse investigation as his mother goes on hunger strike
- Michigan man linked to extremist group gets year in prison for gun crimes
- Collaborative effort helps US men's basketball cruise past Greece, into World Cup second round
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Son stolen at birth hugs his mother for first time in 42 years after traveling from U.S. to Chile
Ranking
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Georgia’s election board leader who debunked unfounded 2020 election fraud claims is stepping down
- Police body-camera video shows woman slash Vegas officer in head before she is shot and killed
- Remembering Marian Anderson, 60 years after the March on Washington
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- 'Claim to Fame' winner Gabriel Cannon on 'unreal' victory, identifying Chris Osmond
- 1 dead after a driver and biker group exchange gunfire in road rage dispute near Independence Hall
- Passenger says airline lost her dog after it escaped and ran off on the tarmac
Recommendation
DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
'Hannah Montana' actor Mitchel Musso arrested on charges of public intoxication, theft
Case against Robert Crimo Jr., father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect, can go forward, judge rules
DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
The Indicator Quiz: The Internet
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise as attention turns to earnings, economies
Second man dies following weekend shooting in downtown Louisville