According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhlilamy of the Marietta Police Department, Marco Sauveur, 27, of Marietta, was shot Sunday evening at an apartment complex on Massachusetts Avenue in Marietta, and died of the wounds after being taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.

In an email to the Courier this morning, McPhilamy said there have been no new developments since the release was issued yesterday afternoon.

The incident happened just after 5 p.m. and the callers to 911 told operators there were multiple gunshot and that one person was bleeding.

The public information release described the incident and status of the investigation as follows:

“Responding officers found twenty-seven-year-old Marco Sauveur of Marietta outside of apartment unit seven with a single gun shot wound to the thigh. Sauveur was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

“According to witnesses, an altercation between residents and a visitor led to multiple weapons being fired multiple times. This is an active investigation, limiting the amount of information being released at this time. No charges have been filed as of this release.

“Anyone who witnessed this incident or has information related to it, is urged to contact us directly, or via Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta if they wish to remain anonymous.

• MPD Tip Line: 770-794-6990
• MPD Detective Mason: 770-794-5372
• Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta: 404-577-8477″

About the City of Marietta

The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the population of the city at 60,867 which makes it the largest city in Cobb County by population.

However, the city is in a neck-and-neck race with fast-growing Smyrna, whose population was 56,666 at the last estimate.

Here are a few fast facts from the Census Bureau