A shooting near a shopping mall Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia, left one dead and five others injured, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Driving the news: The shooting happened after a group was escorted off Atlantic Station property, police Lt. Germaine Dearlove said Saturday night. The group then moved to the 17th Street Bridge in Atlanta, where a “dispute arose which escalated into gunfire.”
- A man died at the scene on Saturday evening and five other victims were transported to area hospitals, he said.
- The group was evicted from Atlantic Station property for “unruly behavior” and curfew violations, Dearlove said.
- Homicide investigators were on scene Saturday night to investigate the scene and “establish leads on the case as well as suspicious information,” Dearlove said.
- The victims are believed to be between the ages of 15 and 21, Dearlove said.
The big picture: A 3 p.m. curfew was put in place for Atlantic Station in January, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which requires youth under 18 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- No one under the age of 21 is permitted on the property after 9:00 p.m., per Atlantic station.
- Saturday’s shooting comes after a series of shootings at Atlantic Station in recent months, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.