Details were still emerging Monday morning in the incident.
ATLANTA — A chaotic and violent night unfolded along Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta from Sunday into Monday morning, as police responded to a shooting involving 11 victims, one of them killed.
Police responded to the 300 block of Edgewood Avenue, a popular nightlife strip in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, around 1:30 a.m., Atlanta Police Capt. Jeff Childers said. He said the other 10 victims were all believed to be in stable condition.
The victim who was killed was described as a 27-year-old man. The other 10 victims were described as 18-29 in age and one was in surgery as of around 5:30 a.m.
There was limited information on exactly how the shooting unfolded. Capt. Childers could not confirm immediately if there were multiple shooters, but said it was believed the suspect or suspects would have been on foot. The police captain added there were “several shell casings” on scene.
One woman who lives in the area spoke to 11Alive’s Dan Kennedy and, adding to the uncertainty surrounding incident, said she saw a group of people armed with guns and wearing backpacks late Sunday night standing in the middle of the street looking inside cars as they drove down Edgewood.
There were at least two other shooting scenes on Edgewood Sunday, though Capt. Childers said they’re not believed to have been related. In one, a person was found shot multiple times at Edgewood and Hilliard Street in what police described as a parking dispute. That person was taken to Grady in stable condition.
Another person was shot in the ankle at some point at Edgewood and Boulevard, and that victim was also stable.
There is additionally a death investigation occurring not far from Edgewood at the Freedom Parkway ramp connecting to I-75/85. There was no indication that had any connection to the mass shooting.
The incidents continue a violent weekend in Atlanta, with now more than 30 people shot since Thursday.
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