ATLANTA – Police are working to find out who shot a man suspected in a string of car break-ins in Midtown Atlanta.

Officers found the man shot in the head behind the wheel of a gray Jeep on Bishop Street just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday.

Medics rushed the man to a local hospital in critical condition.

Investigators say they found two vehicles that were burglarized near the victim and believe the man may have been behind similar car burglaries on the 3300 block of Peachtree Road in Buckhead.  

“It appears an unknown suspect shot multiple times at the victim, striking him as a result,” a spokesperson with the Atlanta Police Department said in a news release.

The investigation into the shooting continues.

If you have any information that could help investigators, call the Atlanta Police Department.

KENNESAW, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Sometimes, all someone might need is a simple shower.

Michael O’Brien understands that. That’s why he founded Serve Comm, a nonprofit organization that stands at the ready to deploy resources.

He knows he could get that call to come to south Georgia any minute now.

“Typically we bring showers, laundry and food. Also, we have the ability to have internet,” O’Brien said.

Tropical Storm Debby is a slow-moving system and is bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of south Georgia.

Metro Atlanta sending resources to south Georgia to aid with storm damage

“If you think about how long it would take you to walk across your county, that’s about how long it’s going to take this storm to move through your county,” said Chris Stallings, director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.

O’Brien said he is ready to help his neighbors. He’s been doing it since 2018.

“One of the reasons why I do this is, if something happened in my own community, there are a lot of people I can call for some favors who’d have help here immediately,” said O’Brien.

“We don’t need just teddy bears. A lot of people are going to lose valuable stuff, basic necessities,” said Stallings.

Stallings said GEMA is ready to respond as well, with utility crews and other nonprofits ready to help people impacted by Debby.

“We began prepositioning resources and allocating stockpiles of stuff to those counties we thought would be the hardest hit,” said Stallings.

The group Sirens Project told Atlanta News First they also stand at the ready to deploy resources if needed. They are located in Woodstock.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – On Monday, the Atlanta City Council approved a tax increase for property owners of neglected or blighted buildings.

“It’s very important. It gives us a tool we can actually use to get rid of some of these properties that have been sitting in our communities for decades,” said Byron Amos, the Atlanta City councilman who sponsored the bill.

Amos said the initiative targets uninhabited properties within Atlanta neighborhoods.

“We’re not targeting the grandmother or the person that’s fallen on hard times. The property must be uninhabited,” said Amos.

Amos said those on the blighted property list could see their property tax rate increase by 25 times at the discretion of a Fulton County judge.

He said those tax increases would go into effect the following calendar year, starting in January 2025.

“If you get into this situation, and you actually bring it back to the tax row, you can apply for a lower tax for a certain number of years. So you’re actually saving money in the long run because you’re bringing property back up to code,” said Amos.

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