South Fulton Police first responded to a shots fired call on Orly Terrace on Thursday.

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — South Fulton Police detained 19 people on Thursday in a human trafficking investigation, according to the police department.

In a release, the City of South Fulton Police Department said officers first responded to a shots fired call on Orly Terrace.

"Upon arrival, officers could hear shots at the scene. At arrival, officers secured the location and approximately 19 people were detained," the release said.

South Fulton Police added it has previously received "several complaints" about the location hosting illegal parties. 

A neighbor who spoke to 11Alive, Ryan Gibson, said the house had been "terrorizing" the neighborhood. He said it had gone up for rent in mid-November and that since that point, there had been all-night parties every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The parties, Gibson said, would go from 11 p.m. to 8 or 9 a.m. the next morning.

"Uber cars literally lined up down the street, as if it was an event or concert or something," he said. "Young girls coming out with bags, we had no idea what was going on inside the home. It had us up in arms throughout the neighborhood, so we're really appreciative to South Fulton for eliminating this issue."

Gibson shared social media posts with 11Alive advertising parties at the home, which appeared to be linked to Instagram accounts that advertise large parties -- often with the location not revealed until the day or week of the party.

He described the partygoers as young, overwhelmingly in the age 18-24 range. 

Gibson added he's one of the youngest homeowners in the neighborhood, and that most of his neighbors are elderly.

"We're just happy they're out of the way -- trash, liquor bottles up and down the street," he said. "We love our neighborhood, respect our neighborhood."

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