Atlanta woke up to a trail of crime scene tape on Thursday after a string of overnight shootings stretched from a southwest apartment complex to a westside park and a northwest street corner. Two people were hurt in a parking lot dispute, a woman was shot during an apparent robbery attempt and is expected to survive, and a mother and her 4-year-old dodged bullets when someone opened fire on their car. Atlanta police are working all three cases.
Gunfire At Harmony Plaza II And Shots In A Westside Park
At the Harmony Plaza II apartments on Myrtle Drive, what started as an argument in the parking lot escalated into gunfire, leaving two people with minor injuries, according to preliminary details from FOX 5 Atlanta. Officers said the confrontation spilled over into shots being fired before things finally calmed down under the glow of blue lights.
Earlier in the night at Rodney Cook Sr. Park on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, police say a man unleashed roughly a dozen rounds at a vehicle carrying a woman and her 4-year-old child. The two somehow escaped without injury. The woman later told investigators that the suspect also stole her purse, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Woman Wounded After Attempted Robbery
The night of violence appears to have started shortly before 10 p.m. near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. Police later found a woman who had been shot and took her to a hospital. Investigators told reporters they believe the attempted robbery actually happened several blocks away on Lindsay Street and that the woman made her way to a nearby Shell gas station after she was hit, as reported by WSB-TV.
Police Probe Three Crime Scenes
Atlanta police say they are still piecing together what happened at each location. As of early Thursday, arrests had been announced only in the Harmony Plaza II case, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. Investigators have not yet released suspect names or formal charges and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives while the inquiries remain active.
