ATLANTA — A woman shot and killed herself near a polling station in northwest Atlanta Tuesday.
The shooting happened at the intersection of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard and North Avenue in northwest Atlanta.
Fulton County government initially told Channel 2 Action News that the poll manager at the Lindsey Street Baptist Church said the victim had just voted before being shot around 11:30 a.m.
Atlanta police later said that the victim, who was known to frequent the area, did not vote and shot herself near a tree. A gun was found next to her.
Channel 2's Lauren Pozen said a woman told her at the scene that she heard a shot and then a scream, then saw a woman laying on the ground.
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The polling location will remain open during the investigation.
Police tell me it was a self inflicted gun shot. Polling place not disrupted. Say she wasn’t voting and wasn’t a worker at the polling place pic.twitter.com/ILcq3c8Gdy
— Lauren Pozen WSB (@LaurenPozenWSB) May 22, 2018
Shooting reported near polling location in northwest AtlantaUPDATE: Police at the scene now tell Channel 2 Action News the shooting was self-inflicted (WHAT WE KNOW - 2wsb.tv/2rYJMMq) ------------ BREAKING: Shooting reported near polling location in northwest Atlanta; Homicide unites are at the scene
Posted by WSB-TV on Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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