ATLANTA — Police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager injured after an argument inside a home.
When police got to the scene, they found 18-year-old Daquaviyan Whatley, who was shot.
An officer performed life-saving measures until medics showed up and rushed the teen to the hospital.
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Bullet casings were seen in the street as Channel 2’s Darryn Moore got to the scene early Thursday morning along Eason Street for Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. Crime scene techs found at least 17 of them.
Whatley’s mother said her son was shot in the head and is currently in a coma.
His grandmother told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers that her grandson wasn’t breathing on his own, and doctors said they have done all they can, but she said her grandson is a fighter.
Police said Whatley got into an argument with another person inside a home, and that person shot Whatley.
Witnesses told Rogers they heard more than 50 gunshots.
Neighbors said it’s usually a quiet neighborhood.
“It makes me feel sick to my stomach because something like that has happened to my family member before, and I don’t want it to happen to nobody else,” said one neighbor who didn’t want to be identified since police haven’t announced a suspect or arrest yet.
The neighbor said he hopes people will learn how to handle conflict in a better way.
“Talk things out; there’s no need to pull out the guns first,” he said.
Investigators are working to find out what led to the violence.
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