Man shot in the head drives to grandmother's house to get help

ATLANTA — A man who was shot in the head drove to his grandmother's house Friday morning to get help.

Police told Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach the victim has since died, but they said the man who killed him is still on the run.

Gehlbach was there Friday morning as investigators towed away a Dodge Charger as evidence with at least a half dozen bullet holes in the side.

Police said the car was driven by a 21-year-old, with a 17- and 18-year-old also in the car.

"They just pulled up and started shooting," the victim’s cousin Demetrius Clark told Gehlbach.

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Clark said his cousin was shot twice in the face while one of the other teens got hit in the side while parked outside his aunt's house on Dale Lane around 4 a.m. Friday.

"Someone pulled up and shot 10 times into the car. Guy in the passenger side got shot in the side," Clark said.

Police say there was an exchange of gunfire between the two cars before the victim drove a half-mile away where he stopped in front of his grandmother's house to get help.

Atlanta police said that's where they found a stolen gun inside the victim's car and confirmed the car itself was also stolen.

"He was a great person, good person. Wasn't like he was a troubled person. Just sometimes you get caught up in the mix," the victim’s relative Fatima Daniels said.

His family says the 21-year-old was the father to six kids that he leaves behind. They hope someone comes forward.

"Please let us know, cause if it was your family, you’d want someone to get justice for your family. So if you know anybody, know anything, please let us know, please because we are hurting, we are in mourning," Daniels said.

Anyone with information is urged to call the police or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

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