'Targeted Shooting' Leaves 3 Dead Saturday Afternoon In Atlanta: PD

ATLANTA — Three people are dead after a midday shooting Saturday in southwest Atlanta, and police said the suspect targeted the two others before being shot himself.

Officers were called to 640 Evans Street Southwest around 1:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of someone shot, Atlanta police said. Officers found three males who appeared to have been shot upon arrival. All three have since died. Officials didn't immediately identify them.

"The preliminary investigation indicates this was a targeted shooting, where a male suspect approached two individuals and began shooting at them," police said. "One of those individuals returned fire at the suspect. The suspect and the two individuals were struck by gunfire and all three died from their injuries."

The shooting took place less than a block away from The Mall West End.

APD homicide investigators are working to develop more details, and said the information could change as the investigation progresses.