Atlanta police ID man who reportedly killed himself after road rage incident

ATLANTA - Police say a man involved in a road rage shooting along Northside Drive in Atlanta took his own life. A second person was shot in the arm.

Officers were called out around 1 p.m. to Northside Drive and 10th Street. There, they found three cars. 

SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene just before 3 p.m. where cars collided and saw investigators focusing on a red coupe. Police believe the car is the vehicle the shooter was driving.

According to the Atlanta Police Department, the gunman crashed into a gray car, which ended up crashing into a pole. A red sedan was also involved. Police say the gunman opened fire on the driver of that second red car, but missed. 

"Around 1 p.m. this afternoon, officers with the Zone 5 precinct responded to a person shot at Northside and 10th Street. Upon their arrival, they located one male deceased with a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Lt. Andrew Smith told reporters.  

Investigators say the gunman was found dead inside the red two-door car from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was only identified as a 28-year-old man. 

"So that was after he crashed into the gray car he shot from inside his vehicle outward to the other red sedan. The driver of that vehicle was not struck," said Lt. Smith. 

Witness describes the scene

"I saw the bullets on the red car," said Ruben Sanchez.

The restaurant worker tells FOX 5 that it is not unusual to see cars crash at the intersection, but none compared to this. He recalled the scary moments he witnessed at the start of his shift.

"So, he passed the red light, he hit like two cars, but he started shooting crazy," said Sanchez.

"We just have witnesses who said the two appeared to be in some sort of road rage incident," said Lt. Smith. 

Investigators learned this stemmed from a road rage shooting which started about a half mile south on Northside Drive somewhere between Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Marietta Street. They believe the man in the gray car shot the man in the red car in the shoulder while driving. 

The driver of the red car was identified as a 51-year-old man. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital and is expected to survive. 

Suspect identified

The suspect’s body was taken to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. The deceased individual was identified as 28-year-old Adetokunbo Ademakinwa by police on Wednesday. His death has been ruled a suicide and not a homicide. 

Atlanta police say none of the vehicles have any connection with Georgia Tech.

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