Man shot twice, walks to nearby gas station for help, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are trying to figure out what led to a man being shot early Monday morning in northeast Atlanta.

A call went out for a person shot on Morosgo Drive NE around 5:30 a.m. Atlanta police responded and said a man was shot in the back and shoulder at a different location, walked up to the Chevron gas station on the 600 block of Morosgo Drive and asked a MARTA police officer for help.

Police say the victim won’t tell them where the shooting actually took place, but the preliminary investigation indicates it “may have occurred in a nearby homeless encampment.”

The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. No arrests have been made at this time.

Police are continuing to investigate.

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