A shooting at a northwest Atlanta convenience store left a man dead and a teenage girl injured late Sunday night, according to officials.
Atlanta police got a report at around 9 p.m. about someone shot at the Buy Low Super Market on James Jackson Parkway near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. When officers arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died.
He was identified as Jamal Phillips by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.
While at the scene, police were notified of another victim — a 16-year-old girl — who had arrived at a fire station on Hollywood Road. She had been shot multiple times. Officials said she was alert when taken to a hospital, but an update on her condition has not been provided.
Phillips’ brother-in-law, Owen Thomas, believes both victims were not the intended targets, according to Channel 2 Action News.
“He was an innocent bystander, just like the young 16-year-old,” Thomas told the news station.
Police have not released any additional details, including whether a suspect has been identified.
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