ATLANTA — Police are on the scene of a person who was shot off Pryor Street near the Fulton County government center in downtown Atlanta.
Police later found the victim near the Triangle Food Mart at 111 Peachtree Street with a gunshot wound to the back, according to authorities.
Shericka Morgan, a witness on the scene told 11Alive she heard three shots and said that the victim was hit twice.
“I thought—terrorists. I thought, you know—gangs," Morgan said. "I was terrified."
Another witness, Barbara Nolting, said she saw the gunman jump into a car that was in the parking lot next door and drive himself away. She gave descriptions of the man and the car to police.
The area near the government center was blocked off for some time with crime scene tape.
The victim was transported to Grady Hospital and is listed in stable condition, police say.
"Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident," Sgt. John Chafee said.
Nearby Georgia State University sent an alert telling students to avoid that area of Peachtree Street.
No arrests have been made and police are asking anyone with information to call 911.
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