🚨 Edgewood Ave. shooting update

Tuesday talk July ONE Musicfest returns to Piedmont Park Oct - with a star-studded lineup including Future The Roots with Mary J Blige Ludacris Doechii and a Dungeon Family reunion honoring late producer Rico Wade Afternoon thunderstorms are manageable with a high of in the modern day U S Rep Mike Collins commented he will run to unseat incumbent Democrat Sen Jon Ossoff in next year s midterm poll DeKalb County Schools reported plans to close aging underpopulated schools over three to four years with Dunwoody s Vanderlyn and Chesnut elementary schools potentially on the chopping block Colorado coach and former Falcons and Braves participant Deion Sanders revealed the previous day that he had his bladder removed to treat aggressive cancer The Rotary Club of Buckhead has formed a partnership with LifeLine Animal Project to provide assistance in ending euthanasia at local shelters The MLB Speedway Classic between the Reds and Braves at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sat Aug has sold tickets emerging baseball s single-game attendance record ELSEWHERE A man fatally shot four people including an off-duty police officer in a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday evening before taking his own life President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that there is real starvation in Gaza and noted the U S would set up food centers there Half of the U S remains under heat advisories and warnings with heat index values exceeding F Here s what s in in current times s newsletter Edgewood Avenue shooting Lure restaurant closure Coal ash rules rollbackAND Volunteer Opportunities Food Drinks Stories Improv District L P Alliance s annual charity event People Make the Place returns Sun Aug Experience the spirit of Little Five Points while supporting local arts safety and placemaking efforts Together we build a better L P Learn more here SPONSOR MESSAGE Image via screenshot Edgewood Avenue mass shooting caps off violent weekend across Atlanta A mass shooting on Edgewood Avenue early Monday morning left one person dead and others hospitalized The situation capped off a violent weekend across the city where people were shot in separate incidents Atlanta Police officers responded to the block of Edgewood Avenue in the Sweet Auburn district just before a m on Monday Police validated that a -year-old man was determined dead at the scene while others ranging in age from to were transported to Grady Hospital with gunshot wounds An -year-old male remains in critical condition Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum announced investigators were looking for three Black males and a Black female in the mass shooting and urged eyewitnesses to come forward Read more about the case here Atlanta s Trusted Source for Orthopedic Care SPONSORED BY PEACHTREE ORTHOPEDICS The last thing anybody has time for is an injury that disrupts their week But Peachtree Orthopedics is here to make life easier For years we ve been committed to helping Atlantans return to the sessions they love At our 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scant weeks here EPA rolls back a coal ash rule minutes after hearing from people living with coal ash The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rollback of various rules around the management of the toxic material that is left after burning coal to generate electricity a substance called coal ash The announcement of the rule came only minutes after people from around the country at the agency s invitation advised the EPA about the dangers and their frustrations with living with coal ash threatening their drinking water The proposed EPA rule updates a section of the comprehensive and final coal ash rules published in May Read more in this story from GPB Food Drinks Stories Improv Neighborhood L P Alliance s annual benefit event People Make the Place returns Sun Aug Experience the spirit of Little Five Points while supporting local arts safety and placemaking efforts Together we build a better L P Learn more here SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo via the Latin American Association Volunteer Opportunities IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDS ON ATLANTA Open Hand Atlanta necessities supporters to deliver meals to seniors on Thursday morning in Metro Atlanta Each way is about - hours and participants are required to use their own motorcycle The Latin American Association is seeking medical fair supporters on Friday afternoon near Pine Hills Roles include setting up the clinic organizing check-ins and helping patronage staff Participants should be able to lift light items and stand for extended periods The Wylde Center is looking for contributors for their Coan Garden workday in Edgewood on Saturday morning Expect to plant weed and harvest seasonal vegetables and herbs The Atlanta Track Club demands participants to assist with the Westside Beltline K- K on Saturday morning Helpers will aid race prep serve water on the subject and more Food Drinks Stories Improv Public L P Alliance s annual benefit event People Make the Place returns Sun Aug Experience the spirit of Little Five Points while supporting local arts safety and placemaking efforts Together we build a better L P Learn more here SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our new daily word challenge Connect with us on Bluesky Have a friend or colleague who would enjoy getting this newsletter Forward them this link to subscribe The post Edgewood Ave shooting update appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta