Atlanta
CRIME & SAFETY
Atlanta Police Investigate Shooting on Cooper Street SW of 61-Year-Old Man Wounded in Leg
Gunfire broke the relative calm of Cooper Street SW last night as a 61-year-old man was struck by a bullet, authorities are now seeking answers. The Atlanta Police Department reports that at around 8:18 PM on July 25th, officers rushed to 434 Cooper Street SW after receiving a call about a shooting incident, they arrived to find the victim with a gunshot wound to his left leg; despite his injury, he was alert and able to communicate with first responders.
Footage of 2020 Drive-By Shooting Involving YFN Lucci Surfaces
Video of the 2020 drive-by shooting involving YFN Lucci has surfaced. On Tuesday (July 23), local Atlanta news station WSB-TV obtained surveillance footage that shows the deadly shooting in which the rapper is accused of being the driver. In the footage, which can be seen below, a man in a neon green shirt can be seen drying off his car. A white SUV said to be driven by YFN Lucci passes the man before stopping up the street. Suddenly, the rear driver's side door opens and someone armed with a rifle begins firing shots at the man down the street. He ducks for cover and appears to return fire. The white SUV slowly rolls down the street before moving off camera.
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