Atlanta Police are investigating the shooting of a 25-year-old woman near the Midtown MARTA Station on Sunday morning.

On May 25, at approximately 12:56 a.m., Atlanta Police Zone 5 officers responded to a report of a person shot at 41 10th St. NE,

According to the preliminary report, officers located the female victim who had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The victim was alert, conscious, and breathing, and transported to the hospital by ambulance.

Responding officers were notified that MARTA Police had detained a possible suspect near the scene.

A preliminary investigation indicates that a verbal dispute between known parties escalated into gunfire, and the victim may have been an unintended target.

The investigation continues.

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.