Just two days earlier, police came across a 3-year-old boy lying on the ground at one of southwest Atlanta’s troubled apartment complexes after being struck by a stray bullet. On Wednesday night, officers said they were called back to the same complex for additional gunfire.
It was still “too early to tell” if the shootings this week were connected, police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said Thursday. He noted that both investigations remain “very active and open.”
Atlanta police responded around 10:30 p.m. to the latest shooting at the Ashley Cascade apartments along Kimberly Way. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower extremity. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
According to investigators, the victim was shot by a man during an argument. Police said the men, whose identities were not released, appeared to know each other well. No arrests have been made.
On Monday, officers were called to the complex at around 5:30 p.m. and found the 3-year-old shot outside a building. The toddler was alert and was taken to a hospital by ambulance, authorities said.