Just before sunrise on Sunday, a man ended up in an Atlanta hospital after being shot in the arm along Moreland Avenue SW, in what police say started as a dispute with his alleged girlfriend.
The shooting took place shortly before 2 a.m. in the 200 block of Moreland Avenue SW, near a Texaco gas station, according to Atlanta News First. Officers arrived to find the man with a gunshot wound to his arm. He was described as alert and breathing when medics took him to a hospital, the outlet reported.
String Of Shootings Along The Corridor
This stretch of Moreland Avenue has been here before. In recent months it has seen both deadly and nonfatal gunfire, including a late-March killing near a gas station, detailed in a late-March slaying. Local outlets such as Fox 5 Atlanta have also chronicled earlier altercations and shootings along the corridor, highlighting ongoing safety worries for neighbors and nearby businesses.
What Investigators Are Sorting Out
According to a preliminary investigation, the man told officers his alleged girlfriend pulled the trigger, then left the area with another man in a white Dodge Charger, Atlanta News First reports. Detectives are still trying to piece together what led up to the gunfire and whether any charges will follow.
Atlanta police have not released the names of anyone involved or clarified whether any arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Atlanta Police Department.
