SW Atlanta

Man in custody after mother shot in back near downtown Atlanta

February 4, 2022 8:41pm EST

A man is behind bars and a mother shot in the back after a road rage incident near downtown Atlanta.

Arrest made in deadly shooting stemming from dispute over construction noise at apartment, police say

February 3, 2022 8:59pm EST

An argument over the noise created by renovation work being done by contractors led to a deadly shooting at a southwest Atlanta apartment on Wednesday. An arrest has been made.

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting a SW Atlanta apartments, police say

February 2, 2022 6:39pm EST

The Atlanta Police Department said officers are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex on Wednesday in southwest Atlanta.

3 indicted for arson of Wendy's following death of Rayshard Brooks

January 28, 2022 1:35am EST

Natalie Hanna White, John Wesley Wade, and Chisom Kingston were indicted on Thursday for setting fire to the Wendy’s restaurant on University Avenue in southwest Atlanta on June 13, 2020.

Triple shooting in SW Atlanta result of drug sale turned robbery, police say

January 25, 2022 5:30pm EST

Atlanta police are working a triple shooting in southwest Atlanta they say was the result of a drug sale that turned into a robbery.

Shooting outside Chic Restaurant and Lounge in Atlanta under investigation

January 25, 2022 9:39am EST

Police are investigating after someone fired over a dozen rounds in the street outside a southwest Atlanta restaurant and hookah lounge early Tuesday morning.

Massive fire damages southwest Atlanta apartment building

January 20, 2022 6:08am EST

Crews spent Thursday morning battling intense flames and heavy smoke that engulfed a southwest Atlanta apartment building and sent residents running outside with their children.

Atlanta police track stolen car with toddler inside

January 19, 2022 11:43pm EST

Atlanta police say a suspect who stole a car with a 1-year-old child inside has been caught after he was found hiding in a dumpster under mounds of trash.

Atlanta police searching for persons of interest after woman killed by stray bullet

January 19, 2022 10:59pm EST

Atlanta Police are looking for people connected to the shooting in Southwest Atlanta. According to investigators, a woman was sitting in her kitchen at her home on West Lake Court on December 30 when she was hit by a stray bullet.

Child grazed by bullet after gunfight between drivers, police say

January 19, 2022 10:48pm EST

Atlanta police are investigating after a 5-year-old was grazed by a bullet in southwest Atlanta.

'How could you be so cold like that?'15-year-old shot and killed in SW Atlanta

January 17, 2022 10:31pm EST

A mother is grieving the death of her teenage son who was shot and killed in Southwest Atlanta on Saturday.

Teen shot dead, adult wounded in gun deal gone wrong, APD says

January 16, 2022 10:49am EST

Atlanta police said a teen was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon in southwest Atlanta.

Man shot in SW Atlanta pronounced dead at Grady Hospital, police say

January 12, 2022 12:22pm EST

Police said officers went to the hospital at about 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving a report from Grady officials. Police learned the shooting happened at 201 Moury Avenue.

Firefighters help residents from home during house fire in southwest Atlanta

January 3, 2022 11:17pm EST

Three people had to be rescued from a southwest Atlanta home after a fire broke out on Monday evening.

Teen victim tells police he didn't see who shot him in SW Atlanta

January 2, 2022 5:17am EST

Police said an 18-year-old man was shot by an unseen gunman on Saturday evening in southwest Atlanta.

Juvenile driver leads trooper on pursuit in SW Atlanta, Georgia State Patrol says

January 2, 2022 3:58am EST

Georgia State Patrol said a trooper tried to stop a driver at around 8:55 p.m. on Cleveland Avenue near Forrest Hill Drive. The driver did not yield, sparking a pursuit.