1 dead, 1 hospitalized in shooting on Cheshire Bridge Road

ATLANTA - Police are investigating a shooting on Atlanta's Cheshire Bridge Road that left one person dead and sent another to the hospital.

Officials confirmed with FOX 5 that the shooting happened shortly before 4:45 a.m. on the 1700 block of Cheshire Bridge Road close to Windemere Drive.

The address police provided for the crime scene was the former home of the Rhodes Bakery, which closed in 2021 after nearly 70 years in business.

Officials say one of the victims who had been shot multiple times in the leg flagged down a passerby for help. That passerby called 911. 

Medics rushed the victim to the Grady Memorial hospital. Officials say the man is expected to survive his injuries. The second victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say they believe the shooting was a drug transaction gone wrong and that the two men shot each other. At this time, officers have not made any arrests.

Officers blocked off part of the major Atlanta road while they work gathering evidence at the scene. The road has since reopened.

If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Atlanta Police Department.