Atlanta police need help finding two people they say robbed and shot a woman after she asked them for a ride.
Authorities on Thursday released photos of a man and a woman who are wanted on aggravated assault charges in connection with the Friday morning shooting.
A 37-year-old woman was found about 4:30 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the stomach at Dean Rusk Park, Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said.
According to the preliminary investigation, the victim asked the duo for a ride and they agreed.
They stopped at a convenience store and asked the woman to buy something for them. After she complied and returned to the car, they drove to the park, which is off Peeples Street. That’s when the man suddenly demanded that she give him all of her money and get out of the vehicle, Grant said.
The woman did so and told the suspects she did not know where she was, according to police. The man then pulled out a gun and fired five shots, hitting her in the stomach, Grant said.
He drove away in a gray or silver Hyundai with an out-of-state tag ending in 4502, according to police.
The victim was alert when police found her in the park. Her current condition was not released.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. Tips can be sent anonymously, and information leading to an arrest and indictment can earn tipsters up to $2,000.
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