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Report: 2 men shot after graduation party in Riverdale

By Fran Jeffries
May 25, 2013

Two people were shot after leaving a graduation party in Clayton County early Saturday morning, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Police told Channel 2 that two males were taken to the hospital after someone shot them on Webb Road near Interstate 85 in Riverdale after a nearby graduation party.

Police told Channel 2 the two males wandered to the nearby Sutter Lake apartments after a large graduation party wound down.

“They encountered some females and began a conversation according to witnesses account. During that conversation, the driver of the vehicle noticed a male subject brandishing a weapon approaching the vehicle,” Clayton County police officer Clarence Cox told Channel 2.

“The subject approached the vehicle and fired shots into the vehicle, wounding two passengers of the vehicle,” Cox said.

Police said the driver and the front-seat passenger were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital.

No arrests have been made, according to Channel 2.

Please return for updates.

About the Author

Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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