Atlanta delivery driver shot while shielding teen from gunfire

The Brief

  • A food delivery driver is recovering after being shot in the face Tuesday night while dropping off an order at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex.
  • The driver says he pulled a teenage girl into his car to protect her from a barrage of gunfire before attempting to drive himself to a hospital.
  • The driver says he and his family are looking to move after the shooting.

ATLANTA A food delivery driver says he is grateful to be alive after a bullet passed through part of his face during a shooting Tuesday night in southwest Atlanta.

What we know:

Samuel, a food delivery driver who asked that his full identity not be shared, was delivering food at the Oakland City Apartments when gunfire erupted.

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