Cobb County

'It was chaotic' At least 30 shots unleashed in apartment complex parking lot, injuring 1

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Police say gunmen opened fire in the parking lot of a Cobb County apartment complex Saturday, unleashing at least 30 shots.

Investigators said they were called out to the WestHaven at Vinings Apartments around 4:30 p.m.

“It was a pretty chaotic scene,” Officer Sarah O’Hara with the Cobb County Police Department said.

Police said at least six people were involved in the shootings. They all left in three different cars before officers arrived.

Investigators later found a gunshot victim in a car they stopped not far from the shooting scene.

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“My roommate said the guy was kind of hanging out the window when he was pulling off, driving away, while they were shooting at them,” a witness said, asking not to be identified.

Police took one person into custody at the scene.

Investigators said several cars were damaged in the incident.

“We had two uninvolved vehicles that were struck by bullets,” O’Hara said.

Two other cars were hit and damaged as the shooters sped away from the complex.

The gunshot victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.