ATLANTA — A man is recovering in the hospital after getting shot while trying to fight off a would-be purse snatcher near a parking deck off Peachtree Street in the heart of Midtown, Atlanta police say.
According to the lieutenant on scene, it happened when a married couple was leaving Soigne’ Garden, a restaurant in Midtown, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
The couple, along with the woman's brother were approached by a man who tried to steal the woman's purse.
The two men attempted to fight him off and that's when the unknown suspect shot the man in the arm. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition, police said.
"The victim confronted the suspect and sustained a gunshot during the struggle," police said in a statement. "The suspect then fled on foot."
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