Atlanta Police Department: 06/21/2021 - Person Shot At 1670 Lakewood Ave SE

Atlanta GA

21 June, 2021

4:06 PM

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Press release from the Atlanta Police Department: 06/21/2021   On Monday June 21, 2021, at around 8:05am officers responded to 1670 Lakewood Ave SE on a report of a person shot. On scene officers found an adult male, suspect 1, with a gunshot wound. Suspect 1 was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The preliminary investigation found that suspect 1 had been involved in a domestic dispute with the mother of his child, the victim, at a location on Holly St. After this dispute suspect 1 went to the Lakewood Ave location where the victim's sister, suspect 2, and the sister's boyfriend, suspect 3, confronted suspect 1. A physical dispute began, and the two men, suspects 1 and 3, fought physically. During this suspect 1 was shot by suspect 2 who then left the scene.   All three suspects were arrested. Suspect 1 was charged with Battery (DV) and will be taken to the Fulton County Jail when released from the hospital. Suspect 2 was charged with Aggravated Assault for the shooting of suspect 1 and was taken to the Fulton County Jail. Suspect 3 was charged with Battery for the fight with suspect 1 and was taken to the Fulton County Jail.   Please keep in mind this is preliminary information and may change if new facts are discovered. This press release was produced by the Atlanta Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.