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1 dead, 1 injured after road rage shooting near GA Tech

ATLANTA — Atlanta police said at least one person is dead and another injured in a road rage incident near Georgia Tech.

Police said a driver got angry at another driver on Northside Drive near the intersection of Donald Lee Hollowell and shot at him.

That driver, identified only as a 20-year-old man, then got into a car accident at the intersection of Northside Drive and 10th Street.

The driver shot at another car before taking his own life, police said.

The victim, a man in his 50s, was taken to the hospital. He also has not been identified.

Georgia Tech police said there was a large police presence in the area, but there was never a threat to the campus.

NewsChopper 2 was over the scene, where a red car appeared to be crashed at the intersection of Northside Drive and 10th Street, which was roped off with crime scene tape. There were several Atlanta Police Department vehicles at the scene.

Georgia Tech police said the intersection of 10th and Northside will be closed for several more hours due to the ongoing investigation.

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