A hail of bullets rocked a slice of Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood Friday night, leaving a woman fighting for her life. Atlanta Police responded to the fray on the 300 block of Parkway Drive NE shortly before 9:30 p.m., following calls about shots fired and a woman struck, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Arriving at the scene, the police found the 34-year-old victim riddled with bullets.
Despite her wounds, the woman was found alert and breathing when officers and emergency medical services arrived at the scene, not far from Central Park, wedged between Ralph McGill Boulevard and North Avenue. Swiftly transported to the hospital, she remains in critical condition, according to 11Alive. A possible suspect has been detained by the officers as the nearby community reels from the violence.
The motive behind the shooting is yet to be unraveled, with investigators from the Aggravated Assault Unit working the angles to determine what led to the near-fatal attack. Details are scant, with no word yet from the police on what sparked the violence or on the identity of the person detained.
Video footage from the night of the incident showed officers canvassing the area, diving into interviews with witnesses and entering residences seeking clues.
