Atlanta West End Shooting leaves 1 dead, power struck

Atlanta – A chaotic shootout in Atlantas West End left a man on Wednesday evening and left the residents restless after two other youngest murders, including a second shootout in Lee Street.

The Atlanta police said that the shootout unfolded on March 12 on the York Avenue, where broken glass, fresh dirt and crime scene marked the consequences.

Few were witnessing the shootout, but many heard it.

“It was like a little Vietnam, man. At least six or seven people were shot, ”said a witness who did not want to be identified.

A man who recorded the scene on video described the flood of shots right in front of his apartment on Oglethorpe Place.

“It sounded like a cartel fight over the territory,” he said. “There were at least 30 shots in about 10 seconds. And then I heard a loud boom. “

He later learned that this boom was caused by a power stable that fell on the floor and excluded electricity in the area.

“The next thing you know is the strength,” he said.

The same man who did not want to be identified, since the shooters were not arrested, commented frustrated and found that balls pierced the walls of his apartment building.

“A ball hit her window and came through her wall,” he said, describing the close call.

This latest shootout takes place just one week after a double murder in the Oglethorpe Place Apartments, the complex next to the York Avenue, and leaves the neighbors even more.

According to the Atlanta police, a man and his girlfriend were found dead in their apartment during a welfare check.

Family members identified the victims as Marvin Spencer and Henrietta Russell. Spencer's daughter had requested the welfare check after she was unable to contact her. When the police arrived, they found the apartment barricaded and a bad smell came from the inside.

A suspect who was identified as Russell's son was taken into custody after having barricaded himself in the apartment while supposedly holding another person in his hand. He was finally arrested and taken to the hospital with self -inflicted cuts. The authorities believe that he is responsible for the murders and has accused him of false detention while continuing to examine the way of the couple's death.

Maria Spencer, Marvin Spencer's daughter, said her father had become 76 that day.

A sheriff representative of the Sheriff by Fulton County was shot to the latest wave of violence, and in January after a robbery was killed near the Lee Street intersection and the York Avenue in Krispy Kreme.

The sheriff of Fulton County, Patrick “Pat” Labat, said two people had Lt. Gerald Johnson, a deputy deputy, nearby, nearby, and reported that one of them had been shot at the simple rental location.

Johnson replied and met a suspect armed with a storm weapon. In a change of shooting, Johnson was shot and the suspect was killed. Johnson's injuries were not life -threatening.

While the police are continuing their investigation, the residents say that the escalating violence in the region questions their security.

“It is very frustrating because you only want to live in peace and calm. “Security is the top priority, but I'm ready to go.”