Crime & Public Safety

Woman injured in drive-by shooting while sleeping at SW Atlanta home

Officers were called to the 3000 block of Dale Lane after getting reports of a person shot around 3 a.m., Atlanta police said.
Officers were called to the 3000 block of Dale Lane after getting reports of a person shot around 3 a.m., Atlanta police said.
May 18, 2023

A woman was grazed by a bullet early Thursday morning when her house in southwest Atlanta was hit with multiple rounds of gunfire while she slept, authorities said.

Officers were called to the 3000 block of Dale Lane after getting reports of a person shot around 3 a.m., Atlanta police said. The woman, who was not publicly identified, was taken to the hospital with a wound to her shoulder. She is considered stable, police said.

Officials did not say how many gunshots were fired, but the woman’s house was hit multiple times. The single-family home is located at the end of Dale Lane, which has no outlet, near the interchange between I-285 and Langford Parkway.

No other details have been released, including if the woman was in the house by herself or if any suspects had been identified.

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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.

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