Woman shot after dispute involving rent, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta police is investigating a shooting that occurred at an apartment complex overnight, officials said.

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Police responded to 396 Brownlee Road for a person shot call in Southwest Atlanta just before 10 p.m. Thursday night. According to Capt. Jeff Childers, the shooting occurred after a dispute over rent.

A woman was shot at that location and attempted to self-transport to Grady hospital, according to Childers.

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Before the victim made it to Grady however, she spotted an officer on Martin Luther King Drive and Lynhurst Drive where the officer patched her wound.

Childers said a man on scene was arrested due to an unrelated warrant. He also said police have a person of interest in the shooting, but are still working to confirm that information.

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The investigation is ongoing.

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