The Atlanta Police is investigating a shooting near State Pulla Arena during the March Madness Sweet 16 on Friday game between Michigan State and Ole Miss, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
According to reports, the victim is in intensive care.
The shooting occurred only a few minutes before the start and left a 42 -year -old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, hospitalized.
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“The victim was transported to the Graduation Memorial Hospital, where he is currently at the ICU,” said Lieutenant Andrew Smith, commander of the Atlanta Homicide Unit.
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“Gray could bring him back to the trauma room, where he was taken to the operating room and is now at the ICU,” said Smith.
The researchers say that a man approached a group of people on an sidewalk and exchanged words before a gun shot, Fox 5 said.
No suspect was in custody at the time of publication.
The Horizon of Center of Atlanta (Reuters)
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