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Police: Suspected drive-by in Atlanta ends with victim shot in rear

Police said the victim was alert, conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital.
Credit: WXIA

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police are searching for a person who allegedly opened fire on a man in Atlanta during what police believe was a drive-by shooting.

The incident happened Saturday evening around 7:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Cleveland Avenue SW. Police arrived to find a male victim with what they described as "an apparent gunshot wound to the rear."

Investigators believe a vehicle approached the victim and someone inside fired shots at him. Despite the injury, police said the victim was "alert conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital."

The investigation is still ongoing. Check back for updates as they become available.

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