Christmas Eve drive-by shooting leaves woman dead in southwest Atlanta

Atlanta police investigate a deadly drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in the Pittsburgh neighborhood on Dec. 24, 2024.

Police are investigating a deadly drive-by shooting in southwest Atlanta on Christmas Eve. 

It happened around 6 p.m. in the 1100 block of Smith Street near Roy Street. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers arrived at the scene to find a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. 

Medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. 

Atlanta police investigate a deadly drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in the Pittsburgh neighborhood on Dec. 24, 2024.

Atlanta police investigate a deadly drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in the Pittsburgh neighborhood on Dec. 24, 2024. (FOX 5)

Investigators spent the evening combing over the area for evidence, speaking to witnesses, and searching for any surveillance footage. 

The name of the woman has not been released. 

Atlanta police investigate a deadly drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in the Pittsburgh neighborhood on Dec. 24, 2024.

Atlanta police investigate a deadly drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in the Pittsburgh neighborhood on Dec. 24, 2024. (FOX 5)

The shooting remains under investigation.

The Source: The Atlanta Police Department provided the details for this article.

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