March Madness shooting in Atlanta puts man in ICU: report

Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting adjacent State Farm Arena during Friday's March Madness Sweet 16 crippled betwixt Michigan State and Ole Miss, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. 

The unfortunate is reportedly successful intensive care. 

The shooting happened conscionable a fewer minutes earlier tipoff and near a 42-year-old antheral from Charlotte, North Carolina, hospitalized. 

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"The unfortunate was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, wherever helium is presently successful ICU," said Lt. Andrew Smith, commandant of Atlanta’s homicide unit.

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State Farm Arena Jan. 1, 2021, successful Atlanta  (Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)

"Grady was capable to bring him backmost successful the trauma room, wherever helium was taken to the operating country and is present successful ICU," Smith said. 

Investigators accidental a antheral approached a radical of radical connected a sidewalk and exchanged words earlier a limb was fired, FOX 5 reported.

No suspects were successful custody astatine the clip of publication.

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Atlanta Police Department for comment. 

Michigan State won the crippled 73-70 to beforehand to the Elite Eight.

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