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03 May 2023 | 05:01 PM UTC

US: Police responding to active shooter incident in Atlanta, Ga., May 3

FLASH: Police responding to active shooter incident on West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga., May 3. Avoid the area.

Critical

Event

Police are responding to an active shooter incident on West Peachtree Street between 12th Street and 13th Street in Atlanta, Georgia May 3. Police said that multiple people have been injured and that no one has been taken into custody. Authorities are asking all people who are already in the area to shelter in place and all others to avoid the area.

Police are likely to deploy heavily to the area, and transport and business operations in the area are likely to be disrupted.

This is a developing situation; additional information will be issued as warranted.

Advice

Avoid the area until police give the all-clear. If present in the area, immediately shelter in place. Heed the instructions of security personnel.