Crime & Safety

APD Seeks Suspects in Peoplestown Shooting

Witnesses on scene stated that a male wearing a red hoody shot the victim as he was walking down the sidewalk.

PEOPLESTOWN The Atlanta Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a pair of men depicted running in the surveillance video that accompanies this article.

They are both suspects in a Dec. 4 shooting that occurred around 12:20 p.m. near 875 Hank Aaron Drive.

According to the police, when officers arrived, they found a victim on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds to his wrist and hip. Witnesses on scene stated that a male wearing a red hoody shot the victim as he was walking down the sidewalk. 

The linked video depicts the male in the red hoody and his accomplice fleeing the scene on foot through a nearby apartment complex.  

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Any information on the case can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637).

Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000 for the arrest and indictment of the suspects.

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