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Police: Teen’s shooting at Mall at Stonecrest possibly accidental

A woman also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries sustained as shoppers ran from the scene, police said.

Credit: Henri Hollis

Credit: Henri Hollis

A woman also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries sustained as shoppers ran from the scene, police said.
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Dec 10, 2022

A 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting that might have been accidentally self-inflicted at the Mall at Stonecrest on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers responded to a shooting call about 2:20 p.m., DeKalb County police spokesman Lt. Shane Smith said. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said.

A woman also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries sustained as shoppers ran from the scene, police said.

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