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Man accused of killing 22-year-old at SW Atlanta gas station
Atlanta Police say one person is in custody after a deadly shooting at a Shell gas station along Hill Street near I-20. No word if that person is the shooter responsible.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police say they are still looking for the gunman in a deadly shooting Thursday afternoon outside a southeast Atlanta gas station.
APD announced Friday a man detained after the incident is not the shooter. Officers in Atlanta’s Zone 6 took the man into custody while investigating the deadly shooting outside the gas station that carried over into the parking lot of a neighboring restaurant.
The shooting was reported around 4 p.m. along the 300 block of Hill Street SE, at the Shell gas station near the American Deli restaurant. Atlanta Police say the victim, a male in his 20s, suffered a gunshot wound.
Officers attempted CPR at the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead by first responders.
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Video shows shooting outside gas station
Surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 shows a shooting in the parking lot of the Shell gas station, located along the 300 block of Hill Street SE in Atlanta. A man in his 20s was struck by a bullet and later died, police said.
Surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 shows the shooting unfold in the gas station parking lot. FOX 5's Brittany Edney has learned that the victim was walking outside the American Deli before he was struck. She spoke to the victim's family who says their son was 22-years-old.
As of Friday morning, Atlanta Police have not yet officially released the victim's name and age.
Late Thursday evening, police said they had taken one person into custody. But on Friday, they announced that the person was not responsible for the fatal shooting. A Police spokesperson told FOX 5 the person faces other charges for an outstanding warrant.
SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene where police have the gas station and restaurant parking lots partially taped off with crime scene tape. Officers could be seen canvassing the area.
The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene where police have the gas station and restaurant parking lots partially taped off with crime scene tape. Officers could be seen canvassing the area.
The circumstances of the shooting were still under investigation.