ATLANTA — A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot during an argument with someone selling water on an Interstate 20 off-ramp on Friday afternoon.
Police responded to a shooting at 507 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. SW and found a person shot. The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Investigators say the man argued with “males selling water.” During that argument, police say the man was shot and the suspects ran before they got there.
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NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene during Channel 2 Action News at Noon and saw a gas station parking lot blocked off with crime scene tape and police officers near the I-20 ramp.
Officers appeared to be focusing their investigation on two cars that were stopped on the I-20 ramp.
Channel 2′s Tom Jones was near the scene when several officers detained several young men not far from where a gunman shot the man. We are working to find out if this activity is connected to the shooting.
People who live in the area say they are bothered by the violence.
“I don’t like hearing that. You know. I don’t like hearing that,” Tyson Battle told Jones.
Battle says panhandlers often set up on the ramp.
“They be right here at the exit and they walk through here. And some of them be asking for change but I’ve never heard of nothing like that,” he said.
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Georgia Department of Transportation cameras in the area show an APD car blocking the ramp onto the interstate.
Police have not released details on possible suspects.
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