A teen was gunned down in Atlanta's Westside last night, police say. The 19-year-old male victim, who has not yet been named, was shot multiple times around 9:44 p.m. at 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW.
Atlanta's finest were quick on the scene after a shots fired call went out. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers from Zone 4 found the young man wounded and quickly called for medical attention. The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition by ambulance, a sigh of relief for a city all too familiar with tragedy.
As detectives with the Aggravated Assault Unit combed the area for evidence, the quest for answers in the shooting began. No suspects have been named, and the details of what led to the hail of bullets are still murky. The Atlanta Police Department's news release stated that their investigation is ongoing as they work to piece together the events of the harrowing night.
Community members have been left to grapple with another act of violence on the streets named for a man who dreamt of peace and justice. The setting of the crime, a street bearing the name of Martin Luther King Jr., is a bitter irony in a city wrestling with the spectre of gun violence. Calls for action and healing will no doubt arise, as the aftermath of the shooting reverberates through the hearts and minds of Atlanta's residents.
