ATLANTA — One person was killed and two others injured in what police believe was a shootout inside a home in Atlanta's Center Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Atlanta Police Lt. Daniel Jenson said officers received the call to a house on Center Hill Ave. around 1:30 a.m, and when they responded discovered one man dead lying in front of the home.
Two others were injured inside. Lt. Jenson described their injures as not life-threatening. They were taken to the Grady Memorial Hospital ICU, and Jenson said they were cooperating with investigators.
The preliminary investigation indicated the incident was a "shootout between the two parties," according to Jenson. He said at least 15 rounds were located on scene.
Police later said that it appeared there was a "dispute that escalated to gunfire resulting in the wounding of two and the death of a third person."
They said homicide detectives were treating the case as a "felon killed by a private citizen."
There was no word yet on what caused the shooting to break out.
Jenson said all three individuals were men who appeared to be in the 20-35 age range. He did not yet have any more identifying information.
Police believe they have accounted for everyone involved in the incident and said it does not look like there is anybody still outstanding related to the shooting.