Parking lot at the corner of Trinity and Peachtree where the shooting occurred. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Parking lot at the corner of Trinity and Peachtree where the shooting occurred. (Courtesy Google Maps)

Two people were shot overnight while sitting in an SUV in Downtown, according to a report from CBS46.

Atlanta Police said the incident happened around 2 a.m. in a parking lot near the intersection of Trinity Avenue and Peachtree Street. The shooter, described only as a male in plaid shorts, fired several bullets into the SUV and striking its occupants. The man and woman hit by the bullets were listed in critical condition at Grady Hospital.

Police said they are unsure what the man and women ere doing in the parking lot in the early hours of the morning.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-TIPS.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.