Man Shot In Chest Following Vehicle Dispute

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A disagreement over a vehicle resulted in one man receiving a gunshot wound to the chest late Wednesday evening in Sandy Springs.

Police responded to the scene of the shooting just after 11 p.m. June 10 at 3295 River Exchange Drive, which sits off Holcomb Bridge Road in the extreme northeastern part of the city.

Sandy Springs officers arrived and found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the department’s Facebook page.

The male with the gunshot wound, 53-year-old Kevin Gandy of Lawrenceville, was attempting to retrieve a vehicle for his niece and pointed a gun at his niece’s ex-boyfriend, Sean McDuffie, police said.

According to Sandy Springs police, the McDuffie retreated, and “also had a gun in his possession.” Multiple gunshots erupted between the two men and Gandy was shot in the chest.

McDuffie was not injured, and police later determined he shot Gandy in self-defense. Police noted both men have valid Georgia weapons carry licenses.

Gandy is in serious, but stable condition at North Fulton Hospital and has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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