Exactly how many murders and other shootings have occurred in metro Atlanta since May 1? Here is only a partial list:
College Park police are investigating a home invasion at a College Park apartment early Sunday in which a victim shot and killed one of the robbers. Sunday, May 3
A Georgia Tech student shot during a carjacking remained in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit early Wednesday, hospital officials said. Patrick Whaley, 22, was shot and two other people robbed during a carjacking at an off-campus apartment complex. Monday, May 4
Less than 24 hours before a Georgia Tech student was shot during a Monday night carjacking, a Georgia State University student was kidnapped and shot by three men in the same area of northwest Atlanta. The victim, Carsten Singh, 22, said police told him there was a “high probability” that he was attacked by the same men who critically wounded the Tech student. Monday, May 4
Gwinnett County police said Monday they were investigating a shooting outside a convenience store on Indian Trail Road. Police said the shooting happened at a QuikTrip gas station. The shooting victim was found at the location with a gun shot wound and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators did not release the victim’s name or a motive in the shooting. The shooter remained at large Monday night. Monday, May 4
A 28-year-old Atlanta man was shot by an off-duty Atlanta police officer Tuesday night, but accounts vary as to what led to the conflict. Atlanta Police Lt. Keith Meadows said an officer, working security at the Cityviews Apartments on Richardson Street, saw what he believed to be a “suspicious” person and when the officer approached the man ran to his car. The officer approached the vehicle with his weapon drawn. “The subject reached under his seat and the officer felt threatened,” Meadows said. The officer fired a single shot to the face. No weapons were found on the man, Meadows said. Tuesday, May 5
One man was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting at the Huntingwood Pointe apartments on Campbellton Road, Atlanta police said. The shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. Lt. Keith Meadows said the victims, both 20, encountered the suspect behind Building 12 of the complex, which is at 2909 Campbellton Road. The suspect shot one victim multiple times in the back, killing him. The other victim, who was shot once in the back, was in critical condition at Grady Hospital. Wednesday, May 6
The Dunwoody Police Department responded to a shooting at the entrance of Peachtree Place North Apartments around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. According to a police report, two Hispanic males were located with gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Uriel Rodriguez, 18, was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital and is listed in stable condition. Primitieo Sanchez, 31, was transported to Atlanta Medical Center, and is also listed in stable condition. The victims were walking westbound on the access road to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard when a vehicle approached them from behind and began shooting. The vehicle is described as a white Ford F-150 that was occupied by several Hispanic males. The vehicle continued westbound after the incident. Thursday, May 7
One person was dead and another wounded early Saturday following a workplace shooting at a Clayton County fast-food restaurant. . . .The employee shot the manager in the leg, then turned the gun on himself. Owens said the employee, whose name was being withheld until relatives could be notified, later died. Saturday, May 9
Investigators said a young man was gunned down near his Clayton County home Sunday morning. Police said an argument broke out among residents at an apartment complex on Johnson Road. Clayton County police said they received an emergency call just after 11:00 a.m. Sunday. The incident happened at the Laurel Point Apartments. When officers arrived they discovered a man lying on the ground with multiple gun shot wounds. Sunday, May 10
Two men were wounded — one seriously — in a late afternoon shooting at a southwest Atlanta gasoline station. Atlanta Police spokesman Eric Schwartz said the unidentified victims were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. One of the men is listed in critical condition, while the other is expected to survive. Details are sketchy about the incident, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Lakewood Drive, Schwartz said. Monday, May 11
Police spent Monday evening searching a Duluth neighborhood trying to piece together a botched drug deal that left one dead and three injured. The shooting occurred around 10 a.m. at a house at 4299 Buckingham Place, an unincorporated area near Duluth, Gwinnett County Police spokeswoman Cpl. Illana Spellman said.Officers said they found three males inside the house with gunshot wounds. One of those victims, according to neighbors, fled the house and collapsed in a nearby yard. His hands were tied behind his back and he was shouting for help, neighbors said. The other two other victims were taken out of the house on stretchers. Their conditions were unknown, Spellman said. Another person with gunshot wounds went to Gwinnett Place mall with a friend. He was found dead in the parking lot near Macy’s, Spellman said. Monday, May 11
Is there more? Does this seem like a lot? One seems like a lot.