A group of about 12 people had gathered in the parking lot of a Shell gas station when a vehicle pulled into the parking lot and shots were fired from inside the car, a police spokesman told CNN affiliate WXIA-TV. A total of 8 people, including six women between the ages of 16 and 21, and two men, aged 18 and 21, were shot dead. In a statement, the Atlanta Police Department said the shooter or shooters remain unknown at this time and the incident remains under investigation.
All of the victims arrived at a hospital shortly after the shooting, according to the police statement. A driver stopped a police car around 1:00 a.m. Sunday and told officers that four people in the car had been shot, the statement said. Police escorted the victims to Piedmont Hospital.
Two other victims of the same shooting also arrived at Piedmont Hospital to receive treatment. Those six victims were in stable condition, police said.
Two other victims first arrived at Emory Hospital in critical condition and were transferred to Grady Memorial Hospital.
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