Officer aids Atlanta shooting victim on way to hospital

Victim flags down help after Oakland Lane shooting

Atlanta police are investigating three separate Tuesday night shootings that left two people dead and one person injured across the metro area.

ATLANTA - A man is recovering at a local hospital after he was shot in southwest Atlanta and flagged down officers for help on his way to the hospital on Tuesday evening.

What we know:

According to the Atlanta Police Department, an officer was flagged down around 6:45 p.m. along Memorial Drive SW near Pryor Street SW by a man in a car who had been shot.

The man was alert, conscious, and breathing.

Investigators say the shooting actually happened about three miles south at Oakland City West-End Apartments located at 1165 Oakland Ln. SW. The man told officers he heard gunfire and realized he had been shot. 

He was trying to get to the hospital but decided to flag down the officer for help. 

An ambulance would later take him the rest of the way to the hospital for treatment. 

What we don't know:

Police have not yet identified the victim or released a description of any potential suspects. Investigators with the Aggravated Assault Unit are still working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident and what led to the gunfire.