3 hospitalized after early morning shooting in northwest Atlanta, police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta police said that three people were shot early Wednesday morning.

At around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to Johnson Road NW, finding a 50-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, and a 30-year-old man all with gunshot wounds.

Police said that someone shot at the outside of a home while the three victims were sleeping.

The suspect then sped away before officers arrived.

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Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach was live on the scene for Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

Channel 2 cameras saw a lot of shell casings on the ground as well as more than 40 evidence markers.

Several Atlanta police officers were seen investigating the area and a large portion of the street was blocked off.

Officers are continuing to investigate.

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