ATLANTA — Two men are dead and Atlanta police are investigating after gunfire broke out in a neighborhood nestled in the southeast part of the city.
It happened in the overnight Saturday hours.
According to Atlanta Police Capt. Neil Welch, someone called 911 around 12:40 to report hearing the shooting in the 3200 block of Browns Mill Road SE. The scene is less than 5 miles from the Atlanta airport and less than 2 miles from the Browns Mill Golf Course.
When officers got there, they found two still-unidentified men dead with multiple gun shot wounds each. Police said both appeared to be in their mid- to late-30's.
Right now, the circumstances of what led up to the shooting are unclear and homicide detectives were on scene early Saturday leading the investigation.
Photos: 2 fatally shot off Browns Mill Road
The area is the same where another woman was killed in an apparent road rage shooting. earlier this week.
On Tuesday, 31-year-old Desiree George died after police said she was shot multiple times after getting into a crash with two other cars. It was one of many fatal shootings that police investigated over the Labor Day Holiday.
31-year-old woman killed in road rage shooting after multi-car crash: APD
Police are still looking for a suspect in that case. If anyone has information on the shooting, they should call Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS(8477).
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