1 dead, 10 injured in Sweet Auburn shooting, Atlanta police say

In the Sweet Auburn shooting, Atlanta police Chief Darin Schierbaum said that 10 people, whose ages range from 18 to 29, were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where at least one of them was in surgery overnight. The others were described by police as stable.

No other information has been shared about the victims.

Despite the chaotic period, officials touted the city’s efforts to combat gun violence in recent years. There has been a 32% drop in homicides and a 20% reduction in shootings compared to last year, Dickens said.

“That progress is the result of intentional and strategic investments, not just in policing, but also in prevention and in care,” he added. “This work is about people. It is about the lives that are lost, the families that are shattered and the communities traumatized by violence that should have never happened in the first place.”

Even with the overall decline in violence, “a weekend like this can affect a whole city, and it should not happen,” Dickens said.

The Edgewood Avenue shooting was just one of at least a dozen recent shootings across the city that injured 29 people and killed two, Schierbaum said.

“When I look at what connected them, they played out throughout various parts of the city, but none (are) connected to the other, other than individuals had guns when they were angry,” he said. “This weekend, we saw individuals, who are angry about everyday common matters, pick up a gun and use it. It speaks to the work that needs to continue to be done.”

Motives for the shootings varied from disputes over parked cars being booted to domestic violence, the chief explained.

Schierbaum said investigators are still looking into what led to the Sweet Auburn incident and said they are looking for three men and a woman. He said the group approached another group huddled at the Atlanta Streetcar stop and started an exchange of gunfire. He could not say if the incident was gang-related.

Officers recovered 34 shell casings, he said, and they are working to do ballistics tracing.

The street there is lined with businesses and eateries, and Edgewood Avenue is known for its “very vibrant nightlife scene,” as Schierbaum put it. Some of those business owners told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution they were concerned about the violence.

“It’s just really scary,” ​​Suddarth Sunni, manager of a nearby Exxon gas station, said Monday. “When they start shooting, you don’t know where the bullet goes.”

Known as the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Auburn Avenue has long been known as a civil rights destination in Atlanta. In 1976, the area was named a National Historic Landmark District and the King National Historical Park includes King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center.

But despite its storied history, gun violence has repeatedly hit the area.

Just on Saturday, three people were shot at 345 Edgewood Ave., mere feet from Monday’s shooting. Police were called there around 3 a.m. and found two men and a woman who’d been shot multiple times. They were all described as alert when they were rushed to a hospital. Officials haven’t released additional details about that incident.

In September, a man was killed during an argument over a stolen gun in a parking lot near Edgewood Avenue and Hilliard Street, according to police. Then in December, a man was shot and killed in the 400 block of Edgewood Avenue.

In 2020, over the Fourth of July weekend, an Auburn Avenue shooting left two dead and injured about a dozen.

At the time, investigators said a large group had gathered to watch fireworks at a party when a driver began doing street racing maneuvers and struck two cars and a pedestrian. That led to gunfire in the intersection, police said.

— Staff writer Chaya Tong contributed to this article. Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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It is going to be a hot one today, here are the expected heat indices (feels like temperatures) for this afternoon. Do what you can to stay hydrated and cool everyone! #gawx pic.twitter.com/3ZDs03YCvr

— NWS Atlanta (@NWSAtlanta) July 28, 2025\n\n\n”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”_id”:”https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/1949767890963501257″,”type”:”twitter”,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/NWSAtlanta/status/1949767890963501257″,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”BBKPPHEUUNCURBYNAWE5EH666E”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In areas under the heat advisory, the heat index — a measure of how hot it feels on your skin — could climb to 109 degrees. 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When they removed two steps of the escalator to examine it, Miller saw “all three drive belts were missing on the top drive motor pulley,” he said in the report.”},{“_id”:”S6NUETSMMFDW7PI3BFOVUU2OHM”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We proceeded to examine bottom drive motor, one belt was off the pulley and the other two belts had walked to the top side of the pulleys,” the report says.”},{“owner”:{“sponsored”:false,”id”:”ajc”},”address”:{},”syndication”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”75895fd20c423f28e621c3e4c188bd4ff3f3777ccd025b3643e0bc93d88deb0b”},”caption”:”A state inspector evaluating the escalator that failed at Vine City says several drive belts were disconnected from the motor and likely factored into the incident that left 21 injured. 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Boom was one of three experts who said in a previous AJC story that brake failure was a likely cause of the accident. He is not involved with the state’s investigation.”},{“_id”:”4V7MBSGHTZBE5BKXD62VLKSLKM”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boom, who reviewed the state report and supporting documentation at the AJC’s request, said the escalator wouldn’t have been operational if all drive motor belts had been missing before the incident. He said the escalator safety system should have detected the overspeed and stopped it. “},{“_id”:”2JINCRF2XJEXJFCK2FML6HXTME”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boom said he still believes a brake issue is ultimately to blame.”},{“_id”:”3G735FNZ45GNJJTHT654F3SOOI”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The brakes should have engaged “within about 100 milliseconds, a tenth of a second” when the escalator began to move too quickly, Boom said. The fact that they did not and the escalator careened downward for just over seven seconds indicates a brake issue, regardless of what caused the initial malfunction, he said. “},{“_id”:”KB5RFGF4WVD6BG4Z7FZZNFC2ZM”,”additional_properties”:{“nofollow”:false,”selectedStory”:false,”sponsored”:false,”openInNewTab”:true},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”content”:”Experts: Brake failure, not weight overload, likely cause of MARTA escalator failure”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/07/experts-brake-failure-not-weight-overload-likely-cause-of-marta-escalator-failure/”},{“_id”:”MPIAFUKHO5GLZFAUWEZUHFFTHY”,”additional_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The state report does not address whether the brake should have engaged. 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He could not say if the incident was gang-related.”},{“_id”:”U6DDETN5ERGTXBDW6YB25ZRSKI”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Officers recovered 34 shell casings, he said, and they are working to do ballistics tracing.”},{“_id”:”J3OAPRYOUZFSTHT5RBVNATIR7Y”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”The street there is lined with businesses and eateries, and Edgewood Avenue is known for its “very vibrant nightlife scene,” as Schierbaum put it. Some of those business owners told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution they were concerned about the violence.”},{“_id”:”VV6KEY7WHBABTMTJZEQVHKDIIU”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s just really scary,” ​​Suddarth Sunni, manager of a nearby Exxon gas station, said Monday. “When they start shooting, you don’t know where the bullet goes.””},{“_id”:”2DZ733QR6RHS3HOJD4574GHY4M”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:””},{“_id”:”USNPGW76ORCZTMZ7NVQKOBXHM4″,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:””},{“_id”:”PLS3XH6VOVCQBGTGVVHIV4HLO4″,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:””},{“_id”:”R7E6VTQJENHUFALZV7OO6Q56HI”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Known as the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Auburn Avenue has long been known as a civil rights destination in Atlanta. In 1976, the area was named a National Historic Landmark District and the King National Historical Park includes King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center.”},{“_id”:”4Z3QMCNQKRFVXJW67MC3QXV6MU”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”But despite its storied history, gun violence has repeatedly hit the area.”},{“_id”:”I7CWP6KWYFEO3KRGAIDRTA7HJE”,”additional_properties”:{},”alignment”:”left”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Just on Saturday, three people were shot at 345 Edgewood Ave., mere feet from Monday’s shooting. Police were called there around 3 a.m. and found two men and a woman who’d been shot multiple times. They were all described as alert when they were rushed to a hospital. 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Liking this setup, for sure. Live #ATLtraffic updates from @RachCoxRosenTV in our @11AliveNews Traffic Center and me in our mobile Traffic Center, if you will – on https://t.co/FUajWF9Ylr , 11Alive+ App, the 📺. pic.twitter.com/LdGZX3VbCz

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𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁- After assaulting two men with a gun, a Gainesville man charged in the 2024 murder of a disabled man.\n…

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