A shootout in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in northwest Atlanta left a teenager dead and another injured. The incident is investigating by the police. They are trying to figure out the reason behind the shootout.

The incident took place outside the Wendy's on Hamilton E Holmes near Martin Luther King Drive around 3 p.m. The restaurant was filled with customers and employees when firing begins.

According to the investigators, a red Lexus and a black Toyota pulled up side by side. The people in the cars opened fire on each other, police said.

Investigators found the red Lexus at an apartment complex on Fairburn Road about two miles away, while they are still searching out for the black Toyota. Witnesses said to police, they're not sure how many people were in the vehicle.

The Fox news reported, One woman who lives nearby named Khadijah says “It worries me because I have young nieces and nephews, it's really frightening.”

“It's sad we're losing our young people, it hurts to see our young people go like that,” said Khadijah.

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