13-year-old boy shot in chest while walking on SW Atlanta street, cops say

A 13-year-old was shot in the chest while walking down a southwest Atlanta street Sunday night, according to authorities.

The boy was on Fletcher Street at the intersection with Sims Street in the Pittsburgh neighborhood at around 10 p.m. when a white four-door sedan pulled up beside him, Atlanta police said. Someone inside then opened fire, striking the teenager.

He was rushed to Children’s Egleston Hospital, where he remains in critical condition but is said to be stable.