Overview
- Officers were called around 7:16 p.m. to assist Atlantic Station security after reports of juveniles fighting and fireworks inside the complex.
- While the crowd was being dispersed, officers observed a group exchanging gunfire at about 9:44 p.m. near 17th Street and Spring Street.
- The shooting damaged nearby businesses and at least one vehicle, but police said no injuries were reported.
- Atlanta police detained five juveniles as part of the ongoing investigation, with charging decisions pending.
- APD deployed its Phoenix Air Unit, the K-9 Unit, and the Georgia State Patrol to manage the dispersal and later clarified that the fireworks and gunfire were separate incidents involving a large crowd that police said numbered nearly 500 teenagers.