ATLANTA — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in southwest Atlanta that they believe was a targeted attack.
Two people are dead and another was hurt in the gunfire that went off Tuesday evening. Police said the victims who died are two men between 18 and 21 years old. The third victim is similar in age.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified one of the victims as 22-year-old Deonta Brown.
Police are currently looking for a suspect but have not released any other details.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, the three people were shot at 765 McDaniel St. SW. The address is located by Heritage Station Senior, a senior housing community off Stephens Street not far from Gideons Elementary School.
A crowd of people gathered in the area trying to figure out why so many police vehicles and crime scene tape lined the area, including Jonathan Brown.
"At first, I didn't know what happened. I was just wondering what was going on. I later put two and two together after coming back and forth seeing what was going on," Brown said.
Brown finally got the news three young men had been shot. Two of them died at the scene and an ambulance rushed a third to Grady Hospital.
"It's devastating. It's tragic. It's terrible," Brown said. "My dearest condolences to their families."
Atlanta Police homicide commander Lt. Germain Dearlove said the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m.
"The shooting appears to be targeted and not a random incident. It's a residential location," Dearlove said.
A resident of the Heritage Station apartment complex shared a letter that was sent to the community Wednesday. In the letter, the property management company said shots were outside of Building 2, south of the parking deck on the corner of Rockwell and Coleman streets.
Video surveillance from the complex caught the incident, according to the complex, which showed a young man walking around from the south side of the building and firing a pistol at three "young men who had been sitting on the steps eating chips."
The complex said none of the young men were residents of the apartment complex.
Detectives found shell casings on the ground and investigators are trying to put together the pieces of what happened.
"We're scouring for surveillance footage and witness statements," Dearlove said. "Conflict resolution is very important to teach our youngsters to understand that there's another way besides violence."
Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or the Atlanta Police Department at (404) 546-4236. You can remain anonymous.
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