Boy, 12, injured at football practice at South Fulton park
Police are investigating after a 12-year-old was injured this week at a youth football practice at a South Fulton park.
Few details about the child’s injuries, which occurred at Old National Park off Pleasant Hill Road around 7 p.m. Monday, have been released. A spokesperson for the South Fulton Police Department said Tuesday evening that the child was doing better.
“We are grateful to learn that the child has since been released from the hospital,” spokesperson Tori Cooper said.
The juvenile had been flown to a nearby trauma center for further evaluation. Channel 2 Action News identified the child as a 12-year-old boy.
Officials said his parents were at the park when the incident happened and were alerted immediately. The football practice abruptly ended.
Cooper said a person at the scene was taken into custody on “unrelated outstanding warrants.” The name of that person and the warrants were not provided.
“We are in the process of gathering all relevant facts, including speaking with witnesses, as this is an ongoing investigation,” Cooper added.
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