An investigation is underway following a New Year's Day incident involving gunfire at an Atlanta gas station, which resulted in an 11-year-old child being grazed by a bullet. According to an account by FOX5 Atlanta, the incident occurred around 8:22 p.m. at the Exxon located at the corner of Chappell Road and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW. The child, whose name has yet to be disclosed, was taken to a hospital before emergency crews arrived on the scene.
The circumstances that led to the gunfire remain unclear, police are fervently piecing together the sequence of events, further details about the shooter, or possible motive, have not been released, as part of the ongoing inquiry. This account was confirmed by WSB-TV, which additionally noted that the incident took place yesterday morning and that the 11-year-old victim was stable after treatment for a graze wound at a local hospital.
In the wake of the event, local authorities have not yet made any arrests; the investigation persists as detectives scour for clues and call for witnesses to step forward with any relevant information that could shed light on this shooting.
