Two people were injured in a shooting on Courtland Street Northeast in downtown Atlanta in the early hours of Sunday, November 8, after Atlanta Police officers who were in the area heard gunfire and began investigating, the Atlanta Police Department said in its preliminary account of the incident.

According to the department, at approximately 1:36 a.m. on November 8, 2026, officers were near 201 Courtland St NE when they heard what appeared to be gunfire. As the officers began investigating the shots, they located a 22-year-old man who had been shot.

Source: Atlanta Police Department

What police say happened

Preliminary information released by the Atlanta Police Department says the 22-year-old man was shot in the knee. A woman was also injured after being grazed by a bullet in her leg. Atlanta News First (WGCL) reported the same details from police: the man was shot in the knee and the woman was grazed in the leg.

Source: Atlanta News First

Both victims survived and were reported to be in stable condition. Police have not released the woman's name or age, and the man's name has not been released either.

What police have not said

As of the department's preliminary release, police had not released any suspect description, announced any arrest, or identified anyone believed to be responsible for the shooting. Police also have not said what led up to the gunfire, how many shots were fired, or whether the two victims were together. The investigation remains ongoing, and the department is expected to release more information as it develops.

The location

Courtland Street Northeast is a downtown Atlanta artery in Fulton County, running through the city's central business and university district near Georgia State University, downtown hotels and the Peachtree Center area. The 200 block of Courtland Street sits in the heart of downtown, a few blocks from the Five Points area, and the street carries steady late-night traffic on weekends.

What happens next

Atlanta Police investigators will continue working to establish what happened before the shots were fired and who fired them. Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Atlanta Police Department. This report will be updated if police release a suspect description, make an arrest, or revise the victims' conditions.