Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

14-year-old injured in double shooting near SE Atlanta store

Both victims are stable, but one is in critical condition.
Both victims are stable, but one is in critical condition.
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Sept 9, 2020

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, are in the hospital after they were injured in a shooting near a southeast Atlanta grocery store early Wednesday morning, according to police

The double shooting happened in the 3000 block of Jonesboro Road about 2:40 a.m., police said in a statement. The address is listed as the location of the A-One Gas and Grocery Food Market.

When investigators arrived at the scene, they found the teen and a 27-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims told police a white car pulled alongside them and someone inside opened fire on them, officials said.

Both victims are stable, but the 27-year-old is in critical condition, police said.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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