ATLANTA — Two men and a teenage boy are dead following a targeted shooting near The Mall West End on Saturday, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The suspect also died in the shootout.
Police said it happened at 640 Evans St. in the southwest part of the city. That address is a one-minute drive from The Mall West End, according to Google Maps.
Officers said they received a person shot call around 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. When they got there, police said they found three people who had all sustained gunshot wounds. Two men died at the scene and a third was rushed to Grady where he died upon arrival, police said.
The victims were identified as 17-year-old Derrion Johnson and 38-year-old Jarvis Scott, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner. On Saturday, family identified the third victim as 20-year-old Jakobi Maddox. Police did not say which man was the suspect who died.
Initial investigation by police shows the shooting was targeted. Police said that a man walked up to two other people and started shooting at them before one of the victims began returning gunfire. All three people were shot and died from their injuries.
Homicide investigators are working to determine the motive behind the shooting.
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