3 found shot in car along Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta police investigating

ATLANTA - Police are investigating a shooting that injured at least three people in southeast Atlanta on Friday afternoon. 

Just after 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the scene at Cleveland Avenue and Browns Mill Road SE. According to the Atlanta Police Department, a 37-year-old man was shot multiple times, a 28-year-old man was shot in the arm, and a 19-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and hip.

Paramedics rushed the three men to Grady Hospital. The 37-year-old man remained in critical condition as of early Friday evening. The other two were called stable.

FOX 5 crews spotted the windshield wipers still turned on in the red car that finally came to a stop with four men inside.  

"It's an active investigation. We are requesting the public’s assistance with locating the original incident location. If you have any information related to the incident, we are requesting you contact the Aggravated Assault Unit or Crime Stoppers," Lt. April White explained.  

While the victims were found at that location, investigators believe the three people were shot at a different location.

Authorities have not shared details about the victims or their current conditions.

Investigators are working to discover where the shooting took place and learn what led up to the violence.

Surveillance video from the nearby Mobile gas station shows the moments immediately following the shooting. It appeared to show a black sedan that seemed to draw attention to the red car, then pulled off.  

"We do not have that information. I implore that person if they have that information to come forward," Lt. White suggested. 

District 11 Councilman Antonio Lewis says he rushed to the scene as soon as he heard about the triple shooting.  

"Me whenever I see gunshot going into a car, I think the gun is stolen so I know today the way we can prevent this from happening," Lewis said. 

He says the shooting is emotional for him. He grew up here and remembers visiting this same gas station as a child.  

A woman who grew up along Cleveland Avenue is not surprised by the violence. 

"We live on Cleveland [Avenue]. This is what happens, you just got to be safe. That's it," a woman who only wanted to be referred to as Leah said.  

Some, who call the area home, are desensitized to the surrounding violence.  

Leah says the police do not solve many crimes in her neighborhood, but they are hopeful about this case. 

"I hope they will be OK. I hope they make it alive. I hope the police do catch them, but honestly, I think they were probably in the wrong place at the wrong time," Leah shared.  

The fourth person is being interviewed by detectives, who are hopeful they can shed some light on the matter.

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

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