ATLANTA — Atlanta Police Department officers are investigating a shooting in Buckhead.
Several APD vehicles and an ambulance blocked off Morosgo Drive NE, which is off Piedmont Road, Wednesday. The area is near apartment buildings, Home Depot and a Kroger grocery store. MARTA's Lindbergh rail station is not far off.
According to investigators, officers were called to the area around 3:35 p.m., where a 59-year-old man was shot. He was conscious and breathing by the time officers arrived, they said, and he was rushed to the hospital.
11Alive SkyTracker flew over the scene where crime scene tape blocked off the roadway.
So far, police said the man may have been shot by someone they had a verbal argument with. APD's aggravated assault unit has been called to investigate.
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