2 fatally shot and 2 critically wounded at a motorcycle riders’ gathering near Atlanta
Apr 28, 2025, 11:10 AM
FOREST PARK, Ga. (AP) 鈥� Two people were killed and at least two others wounded at a large gathering of motorcycle riders just south of Atlanta, police said.
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sunday in Forest Park, police said in a statement.
Numerous motorcyclists were speeding away when officers arrived, and police had to navigate a 鈥渓arge and chaotic crowd鈥� of 100 to 150 people to reach the victims, Forest Park police said.
The two people wounded were hospitalized on Monday in critical condition, Forest Park Police Chief Brandon Criss said at a Monday news conference.
鈥淲e do know that there was a verbal altercation, and that鈥檚 all I can speak of as it relates to what transpired during the altercation,鈥� Criss said.
Police are 鈥渧ery close on bringing those that are responsible for this crime to justice,鈥� he said.
One of the men who died was from Philadelphia, the police chief said. Few other details about the victims were immediately released.
Criss said the gathering involved motorcycle clubs, but he did not identify which ones.
