A driver shot at three pedestrians in a residential part of Atlanta, injuring one, before crashing into and severely injuring a man at an apartment complex hours later, police said Saturday.
The apparent drive-by shootings occurred Saturday morning in Atlanta’s wealthy Buckhead neighborhood, where residents have been vocal about a rise in violent crime across the city.
The suspect was detained at the scene of the car crash about 1 mile away. Deputy Atlanta Police Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said during a news conference that the man may have been “suffering from some type of mental health crisis.”
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