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Man wounded in shooting on Auburn Avenue

An off-duty Atlanta Police officer saw a second man shooting at the victim.

ATLANTA — Police said a man was shot and wounded early Sunday morning in downtown Atlanta. 

According to Atlanta Police Investigator James White III, at about 1:40 a.m., officers were called to a location in the 200 block of Auburn Avenue in response to a person shot. 

Police Capt. Jessica Bruce said that an Atlanta Police officer working his second job observed a man shooting at a second person in the area. 

Bruce said the off-duty officer caught and detained the gunman, who was later identified as 21-year-old Tiedrekis Glass.  

She said the male victim was found inside a nearby parking garage with a gunshot wound to the leg and a graze wound to the neck. 

White said the victim was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He was alert, conscious and breathing at that point.

According to White, Glass was taken into custody by Atlanta Police without incident and charged with entering automobile, theft by taking and aggravated assault.

The police investigation remains underway.

Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office

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