ATLANTA — Two men are recovering after police say they were shot at a recording studio in northwest Atlanta early Tuesday morning.
The shooting happened inside Uptown Studios on Antone Street just off Howell Mill Road. The area is known locally as "studio row," because of numerous recording studios along the street.
Channel 2's Kirsten Holloway was at the scene, where police said both men are in their 20s.
One man was shot in the back and one was shot in the hip and elbow. Both are expected to survive, police said.
Police do not know who shot the men.
Police blocked Antone Street for hours to comb through evidence and try to figure out what led to the shooting Thursday morning.
Atlanta police Capt. William Rucker told Holloway that police hope surveillance video will help give them some leads on the shooter.
"We’re waiting to get into the surveillance cameras here that should show us what took place," Holloway said. "Most of the people at the location were in sealed rooms so they didn’t hear anything that was going on outside."
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Police said both shooting victims were visiting the studio when they were shot. One of the victims ended up at a nearby gas station just around the corner on Howell Mill Road.
It’s still unclear what led up to the shooting.
Holloway has reached out to police to see if they've gotten a chance to watch the surveillance footage and if they would give Channel 2 Action News a copy.
The victims' identities have not been released.
A spokesperson for Uptown Studios released the following statement Thursday afternoon:
“In the nearly 20 year existence of studio row, we and our neighbors have placed a priority on keeping the neighborhood safe. We believe this was a targeted attack, an isolated incident, something we have never experienced before. Uptown Studios will take extra precautions including increased security to ensure the safety of our clients and team. We are cooperating with Atlanta Police Department to ensure that justice is swiftly served.”
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