Person in custody after shooting on Moreland Avenue, police say

The Atlanta Police Department says a suspect is in custody after a 63-year-old man was shot multiple times and had to be taken to a hospital.

APD said the incident happened on Saturday night, around 11:15 p.m., on Moreland Avenue.

When officers got to the scene, they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

He was taken to a hospital by ambulance and, at the time, was in stable condition, police said.

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From their preliminary investigation, police said security at the location on Moreland Avenue were involved in a verbal and physical altercation with a man that escalated into gunfire.

While security staff was not hit by the gunfire, the victim who did get shot appears to be an uninvolved bystander, according to APD.

The shooting suspect initially ran from the scene, but later came back and turned himself in, police said.

He was identified as Alston Mitchell and faces charges for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property.

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