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14-year-old boy dies after being shot multiple times in East Atlanta

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14-year-old killed in Southeast Atlanta, APD says
By Matt Bruce
Updated Aug 24, 2022

A 14-year-old boy was gunned down near a cluster of storefronts in East Atlanta on Tuesday evening, officials said.

Atlanta police are investigating the shooting, which happened around 6:20 p.m. at a shopping center in the 1000 block of Fayetteville Road. In a statement, department officials said the boy was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital, where he died.

Homicide detectives are working to learn the circumstances surrounding the incident. Police did not release the child’s name or any other details related to the shooting.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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