ATLANTA -- A gun battle at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex Thursday night left one man dead and four others wounded.

A group hanging out at The Bluffs apartments on Joseph E. Boone Blvd. pulled guns and opened fire on each other, according to Maj. Joseph Dallas of the Atlanta Police Department. The disagreement started as an argument between youngsters, but simmered over several days.

"It sounded a little like Vietnam, it sounded like automatic weapons fire," said one apartment resident who didn't want to be identified.

The shooting continued even after Atlanta police officers arrived, so they called in the Georgia State Patrol to help close down streets in the area.

"After the shooting stopped, somebody came out screaming," said the unidentified witness. "There were bodies all over."

Police found victims throughout the apartment complex; inside and outside units.

"A couple of victims were shot inside an apartment," said Major Dallas. "Others were shot outside the apartment in a breezeway or a parking lot."

No arrests have been made.