Sweet Auburn mass shooting: Religious leaders demand action, police precinct

The Brief

  • Religious leaders in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood are helping the community begin to heal one week after a mass shooting killed one and injured 10 others.
  • Some are calling for a police precinct to be put in the area to keep the community safe.

ATLANTA It’s been a tough week for the Sweet Auburn neighborhood following the mass shooting early Monday morning that took the life of 27-year-old Santos Wyatt and injured 10 others. Atlanta Police say it started when an argument between four people escalated to gunfire.

What they’re saying:

“People are really feeling on edge and scared about being here,” Father Jeffery Ott of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church said.

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