Atlanta police on Tuesday released photos of two men suspected in a targeted shooting that injured three people, including a 6-year-old boy.
Investigators are requesting help to identify the two men in connection with the Feb. 10 shooting at an apartment complex on Harwell Road, police spokeswoman Officer TaSheena Brown said. Investigators met the victims at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding after they had already been taken there by a neighbor.
None of the injuries were fatal, according to a police report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Shumarion Alize Todd, 26, was walking home with her 6-year-old son around 11 p.m. that night. She was approaching a gas station near I-285 when shots were fired from a passing orange pickup truck, according to the report. Shortly after, she told police a second car drove by and passengers fired multiple gunshots out of open windows.
Todd could not identify the second car, but a witness later told police that it was a black Jeep Cherokee SUV with a temporary tag, the report said. Todd told police she did not get a good look while she tried to cover her son from the gunfire.
During the shooting, Todd was hit in the backside and injured, according to the police report. Her 6-year-old was hit in the stomach, but the extent of his injury was not clear and police did not provide an update on his condition. A 15-year-old, who was injured when a bullet grazed his ear, was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, the report said.
Investigators believe the shooting targeted Todd in retaliation for a separate shooting in a nearby neighborhood, according to the police report.
Atlanta police are asking anyone who knows the men in the photos or has any additional information about the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta. Tips can be made anonymously by calling 404-577-8477 or online at www.stopcrimeatl.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
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