Late-night gunfire in southeast Atlanta leaves bystander hurt
The location where an innocent bystander was shot after a fight between a security guard and a suspect escalated into a shooting on November 14, 2026. (FOX 5)
ATLANTA - A 63-year-old bystander is in the hospital after gunfire erupted during a fight between a suspect and a security guard late Saturday night on Moreland Avenue SE in Atlanta.
What we know:
Atlanta police officers responded to a report of a person shot at 381 Moreland Ave. SE around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
Arriving officers found a 63-year-old man who had been shot multiple times.
An ambulance took the man to the hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, investigators said.
Preliminary findings indicate that a verbal and physical altercation between a security employee at the location and a man escalated into gunfire.
The security employee was not hit by the gunfire, according to police.
Investigators noted that the wounded 63-year-old man appears to have been an uninvolved bystander.
The suspect initially ran from the scene after the shots were fired, according to police.
He later returned to the area and surrendered to officers.
Police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Alston Mitchell.
Officers charged Mitchell with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal damage to property.
What we don't know:
Officials have not yet confirmed what sparked the initial verbal and physical altercation between Mitchell and the security employee.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from an Atlanta Police Department preliminary incident report, which detailed the officer response, witness findings, and suspect charges.