Five people were injured, including three teenagers, in a shooting Saturday night at a park in southwest Atlanta, according to authorities.
Atlanta police said an event was being held at Rosa L. Burney Park as the gunfire erupted, which also left a woman in critical condition.
Officers responded around 10 p.m. to a parking lot inside the park along Windsor Street after they heard several gunshots while patrolling the Mechanicsville neighborhood. At the scene, officers found five people suffering from gunshots wounds, all of whom were taken to the hospital.
Police said the 29-year-old woman was in critical condition. The other four victims, a 17-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old woman, were all said to be stable. Their names were not released.
A motive is unclear, and police have not provided additional details about the event or what led to the shooting. An investigation is ongoing.
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