18-year-old shot and killed at Buckhead apartment

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Teen shot and killed at apartment complex

Investigators say an 18-year-old female was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Buckhead late Tuesday. Authorities were still working to piece together what happened.

Police said a shooting inside the parking garage at a Buckhead apartment left one person dead Tuesday night.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. at the Ashley Gables apartments, located on the corner of East Paces Ferry Road and Maple Drive NE. 

Atlanta police said they arrived to find an 18-year-old woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was rushed to an area hospital where she later died.

Police investigate a deadly shooting at a Buckhead apartment complex on Aug. 10, 2021. (FOX 5)

Details about the shooter were not immediately known.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

Police are reviewing security videos and talking to several witnesses about the case.

"We have a couple of people detained at this point. Nobody's... we don't have any charges on anybody. I can't say if we are anticipating charging anyone, but we do have them and they will be taken to headquarters to get a better understanding of what happened," said Lt. Daniel Genson, Atlanta Police Department.

The circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting are still under investigation. Police are looking into if the shooting was accidental or a negligent discharge.

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