ATLANTA — Atlanta police shut down part of Edgewood Avenue to investigate a double shooting on Wednesday morning. Officers arrested two suspects, including a girlfriend of one of the men who were shot.
Channel 2’s Bryan Mims first brought you this story as breaking news on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
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Officers responded around 1:10 a.m. to a shooting on Edgewood Avenue near intersection of Hilliard Street. They found a man who had been shot in the chest and a second who had been shot in the leg.
What we’re learning about the suspects and the argument that led to gunfire, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
At this time, police said it appears that two separate groups got into an argument on Edgewood Ave when a man pulled out a gun. He was then shot in the chest by someone from the other group.
Police said the man’s girlfriend then chased after the group. She started shooting her boyfriend’s gun and shot one of the men in the leg, according to investigators.
Police arrested the couple after witnesses said they were the aggressors. The scene cleared before 5:45 a.m.
Cyrei Daniel, a nearby business owner, told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers that a community approach is needed to stop the violence.
“It requires business owners involved, actively involved in the community. It requires having Atlanta police actively involved in the community. It requires having our seniors and our church leaders actively involved in the community, so that we can have real action plans on how we address issues that are bubbling up,” Daniel said.
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