Home invaders kill teen hiding in bedroom

A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed overnight during a home invasion at his family’s southeast Atlanta house.

The incident happened around midnight Monday night on Atlanta Avenue.

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Elissa Eubanks / eeubanks@ajc.com

Devontae Alexander Jones was shot and killed late Monday at his home near Turner Field. Police have not realesed descriptions of the suspects.

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Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said three intruders forced their way into the home, in a neighborhood a few blocks south of Turner Field.

Devontae Alexander Jones, a junior at Carver High School, tried to barricade himself inside a back bedroom, but was shot once in the head and killed, Meadows said.

The intruders also shot and killed the family dog.

“The victim’s mother was also an intended target in this home invasion, but somehow, the weapon managed to jam and she escaped,” Meadows said.

Meadows said a motive for the invasion had not been determined. There was apparently nothing taken from the house, and Meadows said investigators had found nothing to indicate that drugs were involved.

Police have not released any descriptions of the suspects.