An exchange of gunfire in Atlanta leaves 1 dead and 10 injured, police say

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An exchange of gunfire in a busy Atlanta nightlife area early Monday left one person dead and 10 others injured, police said. The incident comes on the heels of a violent weekend in Georgia’s capital. (Pixabay)

This story was updated on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 2:32 p.m.

An exchange of gunfire in a busy Atlanta nightlife area early Monday left one person dead and 10 others injured, police said. The incident comes on the heels of a violent weekend in Georgia’s capital.

Officers responded to a report of multiple people shot on Edgewood Avenue in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. Monday and found 11 people had been shot and one of them had died, Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference with the mayor on Monday morning.