Atlanta, GA
Labor Day events bringing big crowds to downtown Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Big crowds are expected in downtown Atlanta for Labor Day weekend with several events happening in the area, including Dragon Con, Atlanta Black Pride Weekend and the Georgia vs. Clemson game.
The events are attracting people from all over and are incredibly helpful for the city’s tourism.
Ken Stockdell, the director of project and program management at the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, said they finished updating their visitor center at Centennial Olympic Park right in time for weekends like this.
Everything to know about Dragon Con 2024
“With the Dragon Con event that’s in another part of downtown, in another facility,” Stockdell said. “And tomorrow we’ll be inundated with Clemson and Georgia fans for the noon game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, this will be the place where everybody kind of mixes before the game starts.”
Savannah Lay-Fawks and her husband came from Texas to Atlanta for Dragon Con.
“I’m here for Dragon Con, we are first timers, very excited,” she said.
This one event alone had over 65,000 people last year and will surely attract the same big numbers this year.
It’s also Atlanta Black Pride Weekend with a festival, parties and more.
Atlanta Police remind drivers that there will be several road closures throughout the weekend, starting Saturday morning with the Dragon Con parade.
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Atlanta, GA
Shooting causes lockdown at Mall of Stonecrest
STONECREST, Ga. – The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at the Mall of Stonecrest on Saturday afternoon.
What we know:
The department was alerted to the shooting around 12:40 p.m. Officers responded to the mall and immediately began a search of the premises. In an early update, police stated the mall was on lockdown and that no victim had been found.
A few hours later, police confirmed a victim had been located and several people were detained after running away from the mall. The injured person was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive.
The mall remained on lockdown as of 3:45 p.m. as officers continued clearing the building. Police said the process could take several hours and requested that the public continue to avoid the area.
DeKalb police stated there is no further danger to the public.
What we don’t know:
At this time, it is unclear what led to the shooting or if any of the detained individuals have been charged.
The Source: Information in this article came from the DeKalb County Police Department via an email.
Atlanta, GA
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