ATLANTA — Atlanta police say a father shot and killed his son in the parking lot of a Buckhead apartment complex.
Investigators told Channel 2’s Darryn Moore that the son’s girlfriend called the father after the couple got into an argument.
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The shooting happened outside the 55 Pharr apartments on Pharr Road in Buckhead around midnight.
“The father came over to try and de-escalate the situation. There appears to have been a dispute out in the parking lot which escalated to gunfire,” Atlanta Homicide Lt. Christopher Butler said.
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Investigators said officers were inside the apartment talking to the woman when they heard gunshots in the parking lot.
They went outside and found the 32-year-old dead.
“I heard it. Almost sounded like 20 gunshots,” a neighbor told Moore.
Investigators said they are questioning the woman and her boyfriend’s father before deciding if anyone will face charges.
Police have not identified anyone in this case.
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