Father arrested after child injured in shooting at NE Atlanta apartments
A father was arrested on multiple charges after his child suffered a gunshot wound at an apartment complex in northeast Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Officers were called to a Hardee Street complex in the Edgewood neighborhood for reports of a child shot just before 2:30 p.m., Atlanta police said in a news release. The child was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand and taken to the hospital.
The father, identified as Quinton Gay, was arrested on charges of second-degree cruelty to children and reckless conduct, police said. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on Thursday night and remains there without bond, according to online records.
No further information was released, but the investigation remains active.
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