ATLANTA — Four people were injured after a dispute turned into gunfire inside a northwest Atlanta food mart on Wednesday afternoon, according to Atlanta police.
Officers responded to Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW around 4 p.m. after receiving reports of multiple people shot.
Police say a male suspect entered the business with a firearm, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
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“When they arrived, they located two people who were shot. They were transported to Grady Hospital. While on scene, we were advised two other people were shot and they had self-transported to Emory Hospital,” Atlanta Police Lt. Christapher Butler said.
Police say the victims are all adult men, ranging in age from 30 to 58 years old.
Two victims were found at the scene by officers and were alert, conscious and breathing before being taken to the hospital by ambulance. Investigators say two additional victims later arrived at Emory University Hospital Midtown in private vehicles. One victim was alert, conscious, and breathing, while the other was transported by EMS to Grady Hospital in critical condition.
According to police, the shooting stemmed from a dispute between known parties. Investigators say there is no ongoing threat to the community.
“Right now what we have been able to learn is this is a dispute between known parties where multiple people were shot. Everybody that we know of is still alive, alert, conscious, and breathing,” Butler said.
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Police are still working to determine what led to the dispute, how many people fired weapons, and who may be responsible.
“Just some innocent victims, that could have been handled by words but then just erupted into gunfire, so we ask people to let their calmer heads prevail and handle this verbally instead of bringing a gun to the fight,” Butler said.
The Atlanta Police Department’s Aggravated Assault Unit and Homicide Unit responded to the scene as the investigation continues.
Police have not released any suspect information, and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Atlanta Police.
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