Atlanta security guard shot by group trying to break into cars outside apartments

ATLANTA — A security guard is stable after police say a group shot him trying to break into cars at an Atlanta apartment complex.

Channel 2′s Kristen Holloway obtained doorbell camera video of the entire incident.

The shooting happened at 464 Boulevard in northeast Atlanta. The address belongs to the Station at 464 Apartments.

In the video, two men jump out of a car and over a fence. Shortly after, things get violent.

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This all happened around 5 a.m. Thursday. In the video, there are three men in a blue Ford Mustang. Two of them get out of the car and jump the fence at the apartment complex.

Atlanta police told Channel 2 Action News the two men broke the window of the car.

According to police, the security guard was making his rounds when he spotted a group trying to break into cars in the parking lot.

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The security guard confronted them, then one of the men shot him, police said.

Police said at least one bullet hit him in the leg. In the video, he yells for help.

Investigators say another bullet hit a car. In the video, multiple rounds go off before the driver of the Mustang speeds away.

The other two men duck behind the car before jumping inside.

The victim is alert and expected to be OK. No other description of the suspects is available at this time.

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