ATLANTA — Atlanta police shut down part of Edgewood Avenue for a large investigation Wednesday morning.
Police confirmed to Channel 2’s Bryan Mims that there was a shooting in the popular nightlife area.
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Officers responded around 1:10 a.m. to a shots fired called on Edgewood Avenue near intersection of Hilliard Street. A Channel 2 Action News photographer at the scene saw about a dozen officers and a K-9 unit investigating.
There were also several evidence markers and shell casings scattered in the road and on the sidewalk. Mims later watched investigators tow away a white Mercedes.
Police did not say what led up to the shooting and did not confirm how many people were shot. Channel 2 Action News has left messages with APD.
The scene cleared just before 5:45 a.m.
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