A 19-year-old was fatally shot at a troubled southwest Atlanta apartment complex near a park late Thursday, police said.
Atlanta officers were called around 9:45 p.m. about a person shot at the City Views at Rosa Burney Park complex on Richardson Street. The apartments are across the street from the park.
When police arrived, they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, officials said in a statement. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
Authorities have not shared any other details about what sparked the shooting or whether any suspects have been identified.
The City Views complex, which spans a large portion of the block and includes several addresses, is among 272 of the metro area’s persistently dangerous complexes, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Dangerous Dwellings” investigation that looked into serious crimes, lax maintenance and other hazards in Atlanta neighborhoods.
From 2017 through July 8, 2023, police reported 59 crimes at the complex, including 14 aggravated assaults, two robberies and two rapes.
In July 2022, Atlanta announced that the complex was on a list of properties to be targeted because of chronic crime and condition problems, but in January 2023 the city dropped the complex from its list.
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