One dead, one wounded during shooting at busy Sandy Springs shopping center

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Police said one person is dead and another injured during a shooting at a Sandy Springs shopping center on Tuesday.

Sandy Springs police said 22-year-old Yemi Ezekiel Mabiaku is dead after a double shooting at Orchard Park Shopping Center on 2090 Dunwoody Club Drive near Jeff Ferry Road sometime after 6 p.m.

"People were just screaming and running, it was chaos," said shopper Lauren Menis. "People were streaming past me, screaming ‘Shots fired! Shots fired!’ People hiding behind cars, it was crazy."

Menis said she called 911 and then noticed a man in the back parking lot.

"I saw a guy lying on the ground," she said. "He was sitting up. There was some people around him. But there was blood everywhere."

"Officers arrived, found the two males, one again shot in the leg, the other one was shot in the chest or the back. And they were both transported to the hospital, one was deceased when they arrived," Sgt. Nick Smith, Sandy Springs Police Department.

The Kroger grocery store and the parking lot were quickly locked by the police.

Dozens of police were on the scene for hours collecting evidence. Investigators appeared to focus their attention on a BMW with the trunk open and an evidence marker in the front seat.

"Two people were shot today and we're going to find out who was involved," said Sgt. Smith.

Police said they could not release too many details, but said investigators do not believe the public is in any danger.

"It’s a very strange experience to know your neighborhood grocery store had a shooting and that you literally were in close proximity to it. It’s scary," Menis said.

The name of the victim is being withheld for his protection, police said. His condition was not immediately known.

Investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting and piece together information on a possible suspect.

WATCH: FOX 5 Atlanta live news coverage

_____

Sign up for FOX 5 email alerts

Download the FOX 5 Atlanta app for breaking news and weather alerts.