The Brief
- Atlanta police are investigating a shooting near Paines Avenue NW and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW on Monday afternoon.
- A 37-year-old man was walking when he heard gunshots and realized he had been shot.
- Emergency crews rushed the conscious victim to a local hospital while investigators search for the shooter.
ATLANTA – A 37-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after being shot while walking along a street in northwest Atlanta on Monday afternoon.
Atlanta police shooting investigation
What we know:
Atlanta police officers responded to a report of a person shot near Paines Avenue NW and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW around 2:45 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.
The man was alert, conscious, and breathing when paramedics rushed him to the hospital by ambulance. …