Crime & Safety

4 Shot In Atlanta

Men, ranging in age from 19 to 37, were shot in the area of Lakewood Avenue Southeast and Lethea Street Southeast, police said.

ATLANTA, GA — Four men as young as 19 years old were injured in a shooting Friday in the area of Lakewood Avenue Southeast and Lethea Street Southeast, Atlanta Police said.

Officers responded around 5:15 p.m. to Grady Memorial Hospital, where they said the men had taken themselves.

The 19-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, while a 31-year-old man was shot in his abdomen and arm, police said.

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The shooting also injured a 34-year-old man in his hand and leg and a 37-year-old man in his hand, police said.

The details leading to the shooting were not immediately known.

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Atlanta Police's Aggravated Assault Unit is investigating the case.

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