A teenage boy was killed and two others were injured Tuesday afternoon in a triple shooting at a southwest Atlanta home, authorities said.
Atlanta police were called just before 2:15 p.m. to the 300 block of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard about the shooting. The residence is located at the corner of Windsor Street and near a food mart in the Mechanicsville neighborhood.
At the scene, officers found three people suffering from gunshot wounds. Two victims were alert and taken to a hospital, while the third had critical injuries and later died, police said.
He was identified as 18-year-old Montravious Pitts by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Investigators said the shooting appeared to be targeted, with an unknown number of suspects opening fire from a white sedan, according to Channel 2 Action News. A motive is unclear, and no other details were provided by authorities about what led to the incident. The other two victims are believed to be between the ages of 18 and 21.
“Nobody should be burying their children,” a neighbor told the news station.
There was a large police presence at the scene, and caution tape surrounded the home and nearby residential area, photos showed.
Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Windsor Street were shut down for an extended period of time Tuesday after the shooting.
An investigation is ongoing.
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