Two people are in Atlanta hospitals fighting to recover from gunshot wounds, but the third victim of Saturday morning’s shooting on 6th Street never got that chance—**26-year-old Lareon Brown** died where she fell. The chaos began around **1:30 a.m.**, when Carrollton police were flooded with calls from neighbors who reported hearing a rapid series of gunshots tear through the quiet residential block. When officers arrived, they found three people down in the street, blood pooling on the pavement under the harsh glow of streetlights.
Brown, described by friends as vibrant, loyal, and full of life, was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the surviving victims was rushed into an ambulance and taken to a nearby trauma center, while the other was so gravely injured—or so desperate—that witnesses say someone loaded them into a private vehicle and sped off before emergency crews could arrive.
Police later confirmed both survivors were located at separate Atlanta hospitals and are now listed in stable condition.Investigators spent hours combing the street for shell casings, mapping bullet trajectories, and gathering statements from frightened residents who had ducked for cover when the shots rang out. Detectives believe the shooting was **targeted**, though they have not yet released a motive or identified any suspects.
The sudden eruption of violence has left the Carrollton community shaken. Neighbors described the sound of gunfire echoing off the houses as “like a war zone,” an unimaginable scene for such a quiet area.Family members of Lareon Brown are now left in grief, trying to understand how a night out turned fatal. As police continue their search for whoever pulled the trigger, loved ones say justice is the only small comfort that can come from a tragedy that ended one young woman’s future far too soon.
