Nearly three dozen shell casings covered the ground in downtown Atlanta over the weekend after a shooting left two teenagers and a bystander injured, according to an incident report obtained Tuesday.
Atlanta police were called just after 6 p.m. Saturday to the gunfire in the 200 block of Peachtree Street in the Hotel District. At the scene, they found a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and a woman each suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victims, whose names were not released, were alert when they were taken to the hospital, police said.
A responding officer found the woman sitting on steps next to a Wells Fargo bank on Peachtree Street with a gunshot wound to her leg, according to the report. She told police she had been traveling in a Hyundai Sonata with her sister and the gunfire happened as they were heading into the Hyatt Regency Hotel, located near the bank at the intersection of John Portman Boulevard.
At first, the victim’s sister told police she heard 12 shots before noticing the flashes from a gun. In a panic, the sister got out and ran toward the bank, which had damage to its glass entrance door, the report stated.
Nearby, a tourniquet was applied to one of the teenagers who was shot in the leg, according to authorities. The teen, of Atlanta, told police he was in too much pain to talk about who shot him or how the chaos started, police said.
The other teen had gunshot wounds to his right arm and right ankle. The officer stated in the report that the boy, who is from Jonesboro, was uncooperative. The report did not specify which victim was the 15-year-old and which was the 16-year-old.
A witness told police he saw three men shooting in the intersection and running away, the report stated. They were all wearing dark clothing, and one appeared to be holding a gold handgun with a long magazine, police said. Investigators said they obtained video of the suspects who were not identified and remain at large.
Police also found four 10mm shell casings, 12 9mm casings and 16 Smith & Wesson casings, along with one S&W round, two fragments and four projectiles, the report added.
A motive for the shooting is unclear at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
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