Metro Atlanta police investigate apartment complex shooting, victim needed surgery

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A 20-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound and surgery after a shooting at an apartment complex on Tuesday night.

According to the Cobb County Police Department, a 20-year-old man was shot at the Osborne Hills Apartments on Hammdonton Road.

Officers went to the complex just after 10 p.m., where they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to his right leg.

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Police worked to control the bleeding until emergency medical personnel got there.

The man was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery, according to CCPD.

The victim was not identified and police did not indicate if a potential motive was known.

The investigation is active and anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the CCPD Major Crimes Unit at 770-499-3945.

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