Several people were injured in what police say was a drive-by shooting at a northwest Atlanta gas station shortly after midnight Sunday.
A patrolling officer was flagged down around 1 a.m. by a driver who reported that people had been shot in the parking lot of a Shell station at 1695 Northside Drive, police said in a news release.
Initially, police only knew of four victims who were mentioned by the driver who reported the incident. They had been shot while inside a vehicle, and officers escorted that vehicle to a hospital. Two more victims arrived shortly after. The six victims had all been shot but were described as being stable.
Officers then learned that two additional victims arrived at another hospital and were in critical condition.
Investigators believe the victims — six women and girls, ages 16 to 21, and two men, ages 18 and 21 — were gathered outside the gas station when they were shot by unknown suspects.
Officers were seen tediously combing through evidence at the scene in the hours that followed. Multiple bullets pierced the glass of the gas station’s convenience store, leaving window panes shattered.
People who live nearby told Channel 2 Action News they heard nearly 30 gunshots.
Credit: Ben Hendren
Credit: Ben Hendren
Police have not released any other information about the victims, any potential suspects or what sparked the shooting.
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