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

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.