8 shot at gas station near gentlemen's club on Northside Drive, police say

ATLANTA - Police are trying to learn why someone shot eight people in what's described as a drive-by shooting at a gas station on Northside Drive.

Police did not release a description of a suspect. Two victims are in critical condition. Police said six of the victims, ages 16 to 21, were women and two, 18 to 21, were men.

Atlanta police responded to the Shell gas station at around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday at 1695 Northside Drive. The Shell is next to Diamond Club near a ramp from Northside Drive to Interstate 75 southbound. 

Police said a driver flagged down an officer and said four people in the car were shot. Police escorted the car to the Piedmont Hospital emergency room. Two more people arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds, police said.

Police later learned two other victims at Emory Hospital were in critical condition and transferred to Grady Hospital. 

Police at the scene said a group of about a dozen people were talking in the gas station when a car pulled into the parking lot and started shooting. Some victims took gunshot wounds to the legs, others to the "torso."

Investigators said the victims knew each other and weren't arguing. An unknown person drove up and shot at them, and police said Sunday morning they weren't sure why. 

Police obtained surveillance video and the investigation is continuing.