ATLANTA — A shooting that left two men dead and one injured was likely gang-related, according to family members of the victims.
A neighbor who wished to remain anonymous told Channel 2′s Michael Seiden he was walking home in the Grove Park neighborhood when suddenly, he saw a car pull up to a home; two men got out of a vehicle, gunfire rang out, and when the shots stopped, two people were dead.
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The shooting happened at 641 Francis Place in Northwest Atlanta just after 6 p.m.
Lt. Andrew Smith of APD said officers found two men in their 20s who had been shot when they arrived on the scene. They were taken to Grady Hospital, where they died.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified the two men as 23-year-old Dantavious Gutherie and 24-year-old Quinta Tutman.
Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach talked to the uncle of one of the victims, who said he believed the shooting was gang-related.
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Police said a third person was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle who had been shot, but they have not confirmed that they are involved in the incident.
The third person is in stable condition and hasn’t been identified. Family members said he lived at the home the shooting happened at and was just defending his property.
According to Lt. Smith, the motive appears to stem from an argument at Center Hill Park down the street and spilled into the neighborhood where the shooting occurred.
The neighbor who observed the shooting told Channel 2 Action News what he saw.
“Noticed the guy got out with a mask on and a gun at his thigh and run around the car, and heard a lot of skirmish and shots,” he said. “It’s sad really, just sad.”
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Police have one of the guns believed to have been used in the shooting after it reportedly fell under a vehicle parked on the street. The neighbor found it and handed it to investigators.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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