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1 shot at Cherokee County restaurant

One person was shot Thursday evening at the Taqueria Oaxaquena restaurant in Cherokee County
One person was shot Thursday evening at the Taqueria Oaxaquena restaurant in Cherokee County
By Raisa Habersham
July 29, 2016

One person was shot Thursday evening at the Taqueria Oaxaquena II restaurant along Marietta Road in Canton, police said.

An alleged shooter ran out the back of the restaurant, Ofc. Brantley Wortley said, but was caught a short time later.

Wortley said police don’t know how many people were inside the restaraunt at the time of the shooting.

The victim was taken to Kennestone Hospital in critcal condition, Wortley said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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