Police release videos of 3 people of interest in shooting near Georgia State University
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police say surveillance video captured the images of three people of interest in a quadruple shooting near Georgia State University.
On Thursday, investigators released security camera footage showing one of the individuals in a purple hoodie holding what appears to be a gun.
According to investigators, around 5 a.m. on Oct. 29, a group was involved in a fight near the RaceTrac gas station at Piedmont and John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.
The person in the purple hoodie left and then returned to the fight with a firearm, police said. Shots rang out.
After the shooting, that person is seen on camera again — but this time, without the hoodie and gun.
Two others, who police believe fired back at the man in the hoodie, could be seen running down the street in a second video.
“It was on this street. I looked it up on my maps on where they said it happened, and it was right down the road, so that was kind of terrifying,” Sam Rodriguez, a freshman at GSU, said. Rodriguez was at the student center when they received the “GSU Alert” early that morning.
“I mean, it’s sad it’s so normalized that it’s like, ‘Oh, it happened again,’” Carly Russo, a GSU senior, said. She added that the gas station has become synonymous with police activity.
Last December, a GSU student was shot and killed at the same RaceTrac.
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The shooting happened just across the street from a student dormitory and dining hall.
Four people were hospitalized as a result, including two Georgia State students.
The victims, Atlanta police said, were bystanders caught in the crossfire.
Three victims are stable. The fourth suffered critical injuries.
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Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers anonymously at (404) 577-TIPS. There is a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
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