One man was killed and another was injured after a Thursday afternoon shooting at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta, police said.
Officers responded to the Reserve at Birch Creek apartments in the 3900 block of Campbellton Road around 5:40 p.m. Authorities said a man, later identified as John Sharpe, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second victim was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital by a private vehicle prior to police arriving at the scene, officials stated. His condition was not disclosed.
Police did not say where in the complex the shooting took place or what led to it. No information was provided on a suspect.
The crime scene is just west of I-285 and near the William Walker Recreation Center and Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.
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