Two youths shot, injured after traffic crash, Atlanta police say

Two youths were wounded in a shooting following a traffic crash Friday morning.

According to Atlanta police, a woman was driving when she got into a crash near Ga. 166 westbound at Sylvan Road. She tried to flag down the other driver involved, and police said that’s when the other motorist shot toward her vehicle.

Two youths, whose ages police did not immediately release, were seated in the woman’s car and were struck by the gunfire.

The woman was unharmed, and the alleged shooter fled the scene before police arrived, according to authorities.

Both of the young people were alert, conscious and breathing when they were taken a hospital.

East Point police initially responded to the scene and called Atlanta police, who will handle the investigation.

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