A security guard shot and killed a man at an Atlantic Station apartment complex early Friday morning, according to a report from our media affiliate CBS46. The shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. in the parking garage of Park District apartments at the intersection of 17th and Village streets.
The security guard for the apartment complex, identified as Kenneth Macauly, told police that the man appeared to be “up to something suspicious.” He confronted the man and the situation escalated, police said. Macauly pulled out a gun and fatally shot the man.
“We are in the process of interviewing that security guard at this time,” said Capt. Paul Guerrucci of the Atlanta Police Department. “There are a lot of legal issues to consider in regards to this, so there’s a lot of information that we don’t have right now.”
Detectives do not believe the man lived at the complex.
Tony Wilbert, a spokesman for Atlantic Station Town Center management, released this statement:
Atlantic Station Town Center management is aware of a deadly shooting that occurred in the parking deck of the Park District apartment community. Though Park District is part of the overall 138-acre Atlantic Station mixed-use development, the Park District community and its parking deck are not part of the Town Center shopping and entertainment district. Park District is owned by a national investment firm. However, we will continue to monitor the situation and work with Atlanta Police as they investigate this incident. Our hearts go out to the families of all of those involved.?
