ATLANTA — A man is in the hospital after officials say he was shot during a robbery in Buckhead.
Atlanta police told Channel 2 Action News officers received reports of a person shot around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on Peachtree Road NE.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. The man was taken to the hospital, where he is stable.
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The victim’s identity has not been released.
According to the investigation, the victim had plans to hang out with a woman he met at a club over the weekend. When he arrived at the address the woman gave him, officials said three men ambushed him.
During the ambush, police said the victim was pistol-whipped, robbed and shot before the three men took off.
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Police did not provide any details regarding if the address was where the woman lived.
No one has been taken into custody.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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