Lyft driver claims she picked up suspects who shot man in Atlanta

The Brief

  • Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that left a 30-year-old man wounded in southeast Atlanta Monday night.
  • A Lyft driver claims she unknowingly picked up suspects who allegedly told her they shot a man who was giving them a tattoo.
  • The shooting victim was found alert and breathing on Sawtell Avenue but was unable to identify his attacker.

ATLANTA Atlanta police officers are searching for suspects after a 30-year-old man was shot on Sawtell Avenue Monday evening.

What we know:

Officers went to the 300 block of Sawtell Avenue SE just before 7:30 p.m. to investigate reports of a person shot. When they arrived, they found a 30-year-old man who had been shot.

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