Two children were shot and a third was injured by broken glass after bullets ripped through their DeKalb County home Monday night.
The gunfire erupted outside the Lakes at Indian Creek Apartments on North Indian Creek Drive just before 8 p.m., DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. The children were inside the apartment with adults present, but none of the adults suffered injuries, Vincent said.
The children, ages 11, 9 and 7, were rushed to a hospital after the shooting.
“Two of the children have been released and are at home recovering,” Vincent said Tuesday in an email. “The third child is being held for observation at an area hospital and is expected to recover.”
Vincent said investigators believe the shooting is an isolated incident. They are looking for four men who left the area in a green or black Dodge Charger with an unknown tag.
It is the latest in a string of shootings in DeKalb in which children have been unintended victims.
Earlier this month, a 7-year-old boy was shot after two men entered his Fairington Road home and opened fire. He was expected to survive, police said at the time. Investigators have not announced any arrests in that case.
In December, sisters Sharayah and Samiya Reese, ages 8 and 5, were playing in their living room when nearly 20 rounds tore through their Clarkston apartment. Sharayah was hit in the face, and her younger sister was shot in the chest, according to Clarkston police. The 8-year-old was still hospitalized as of last week, and detectives are still searching for three armed men seen on a neighbor’s cellphone video.
Gunfire injured another 8-year-old girl Dec. 21 when a bullet came through her bedroom wall as she was sleeping in her Ellenwood home. No arrests have been announced in that case, which was also investigated by DeKalb police.
Anyone with information about Monday night’s shooting is asked to contact the police department’s homicide and assault unit at 770-724-7850. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.
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