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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.
By Chris Joyner
Dec 10, 2022A 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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Joyner is the deputy politics editor. He has been with the AJC since 2010 as a member of the investigations and politics team.
