ATLANTA – A brazen attack near the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark in Atlanta was caught on camera Sunday afternoon. 

Police are now looking for two men who assaulted a victim in broad daylight, one of them using a gun to pistol-whip him.

Atlanta police posted the cell phone footage to social media on Wednesday, hoping to track them down. 

What we know:

The attack occurred Sunday afternoon near the Beltline, next to a skate park and grass lawn that’s typically filled with families. 

Police say the victim suffered cuts on his head and was treated at the scene by Grady EMS. 

“The male was alert, conscious and breathing and appeared to be disoriented with multiple lacerations sustained to his head and face,” police said. 

During the attack, a gun was fired, but no one was shot, they said. 

The suspects fled the scene, and police are actively searching for them.

An Atlanta police officer was posted in a patrol car feet from the scene Wednesday evening. 

What they’re saying:

People in the neighborhood were shocked to see the video.

“It’s like, where’s the human decency, you know?” one woman said.

“Honestly, it’s crazy to think because there are so many people walking around that you wouldn’t think that something like that would happen here,” Dove Aldaz said.

“It being in broad daylight [is] not helpful, just makes it feel less safe,” said Brian Parrales, who was walking his dogs. “I carry whenever I feel like I need to, and then I have my pups. So I’m usually fine.”

Parrales suggested additional security measures: “I wouldn’t mind seeing more blue boxes or even more patrol.”

Dove Aldaz, who was walking in the park when shown the footage.

What’s next:

Atlanta Police have released the video of the attack in hopes of identifying the suspects. Anyone with information can contact Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for tips leading to an arrest, and callers can remain anonymous.

Folks, Opening Day is tomorrow.

To. Morr. Ow.

As such, we’re starting to get predictions flooding in from everybody who’s bold enough to try to call how arguably the most unpredictable sport in North America is going to shake out from now all the way until October. The staff here at Battery Power will share our predictions with y’all later on and if you haven’t voted in our survey asking where you think the Braves will finish in the NL East this season, you’ve still got a chance for the time being.

Everybody’s dropping their two cents in the can and that includes Keith Law of The Athletic. His season preview is a massively comprehensive piece and I highly suggest that y’all subscribe and go check it out, since he’s been doing great work for a long time now and he’s continuing to do so with articles like this. As such, Law is feeling very bullish about the Atlanta Braves’ chances of winning the World Series for the first time since 2021 — to the point where he’s predicting that they’ll be the ones lifting the “piece of metal” once the season comes to its conclusion in October.

Here are his thoughts on the Braves heading into 2025:

Atlanta didn’t make any huge moves this winter, but they’ll get Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr., back early this season, and that may be all they needed to do. Sean Murphy’s injury opens the door for their top prospect Drake Baldwin to get some big-league time, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he acquits himself well enough to make demoting him a tough decision. Jurickson Profar probably won’t repeat his huge 2024 season, but he could give half of that value back and still be an upgrade for them in left.

He goes on to predict later on in the article that the Braves will end up toppling the Red Sox in the World Series. Needless to say, that’s a result that would make everybody in Braves Country and this corner of the internet in particular very happy. Of course, it’s much easier said than done — especially in a sport such as baseball where the long marathon to the Postseason often can turn into a face plant during the sprint to the World Series.

Still, there’s plenty of reason to feel optimistic about the Braves as they head into the 2025 season. Everybody’s 0-0 to start the season but it’s clear that the Braves have very good reason to feel like this could be their year once again. As usual, we’ll see what happens!

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