CRIME & SAFETY
Man found shot near campus of Georgia State
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are investigating after a man was shot overnight near the Georgia State University campus downtown. The victim was found just after midnight on the 100 block of Piedmont Avenue. Police said the victim was hit twice in the arm and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.
17-year-old shot, killed in southwest Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police said a 17-year-old teenager died after being shot in southwest Atlanta Wednesday evening. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the shooting happened at 173 Judy Lane SW around 6:44 p.m. Police said when officers arrived at the scene, they found the teen with...
11-year-old bystander fatally shot inside his Georgia home
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. (TCD) -- An investigation is underway after a boy reportedly died of injuries from a shooting this week. On Monday, April 29, at approximately 11:13 p.m., deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home off Ruth Way to a report of an assault with a firearm. Authorities arrived and attempted lifesaving measures on a juvenile victim, identified by WSB-TV as Zander Whatley, who later died from his wounds.
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