ATLANTA — Police are investigating a shooting that led to a crash in Midtown and ended with one person dead.
Police told Channel 2’s Audrey Washington that a man in a Mercedes was shot early Wednesday morning. Fulton County police said the person was shot at Airway Motel. Fulton Industrial Boulevard.
Washington obtained exclusive video of the shooting. The video shows the victim, a man in his 20's, standing in front of a motel room.
Then, a group of men hanging out nearby go inside.
Moments later, a man goes outside and shoots the victim.
"It’s still under investigation," Fulton County Police Cpl. Partrena Smith said.
Atlanta police said another man then jumped into a Mercedes and tried to rush the victim to Grady Memorial Hospital.
The Mercedes then stalled on the highway.
The two men, then flagged down the driver in a white car near 15th street in midtown Atlanta while the driver called 911.
Police said a tractor-trailer stopped behind the stalled Mercedes on Interstate 75 northbound.
Moments later, another car slammed into the back of the truck, causing an accident that shutdown lanes traffic during the morning rush.
Washington spoke to the victim’s ex-girlfriend Wednesday afternoon.
"How did you feel when you found out it was him?"
"I was hurt, like I was hurt," she said.
Fulton County police are still investigating what led up to the shooting. They ask that anyone who recognizes the man seen running away in the video to come forward with information.
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