ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers said an off-duty Atlanta Fire captain was shot during a robbery Saturday afternoon in Buckhead.
Channel 2 Action News has learned the shooting happened at 2990 Grandview Avenue Northeast.
Police identified the man as Capt. Cecil Level Sunday afternoon.
Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes arrived at the scene where police blocked off a parking lot as officers investigated the scene. Police told her the man and his fiancé had just gotten out of their car when two men approached them with guns. At some point, the fire captain was shot in the shoulder and is expected to be OK.
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Fernandes learned a woman told police she accidentally ran over the suspect right after the shooting. She told police he got stuck under the woman's car while trying to get away.
Woman told police she ran over someone with her car, in a Buckhead parking lot, not knowing he’s a shooting suspect. Police say the suspect had just robbed & shot a man while trying to rob him. He got stuck under the woman’s car while trying to get away pic.twitter.com/oPnRQakfFL
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) February 2, 2019
APD investigating a robbery/shooting in Buckhead. I just spoke to the victim’s fiancé. Live report at 6 pic.twitter.com/ccg5brUZET
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) February 2, 2019
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