Late-night northwest Atlanta shooting; man hospitalized

Police investigate a shooting at 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW on May 13, 2025. (FOX 5)

A man was hospitalized Tuesday night after being shot in the leg in northwest Atlanta, authorities said.

What we know:

Officers responded around 9:25 p.m. to a report of a shooting at 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, according to Atlanta police. 

When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound to his left leg. 

He was alert, conscious and breathing when transported to the hospital for treatment.

What we don't know:

Detectives with the department’s Aggravated Assault Unit are investigating what led to the shooting.

 No further details have been released.

The Source: The Atlanta Police Department provided the details for this article.

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