A passenger in a vehicle was killed early Saturday after several men opened fire in northwest Atlanta, authorities said.
The shooting happened near a store and an apartment complex off Center Street shortly after 2 a.m. A 21-year-old woman was pronounced dead near the original crime scene after the driver called 911 from a nearby location, police said.
The woman was later identified as Ne’Jah Cox of Atlanta by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A toddler belonging to Cox was also inside the vehicle at the time and was not injured, officials stated. The driver was said to be unharmed.
Surveillance footage from the store near the incident location appeared to show the gunfire.
“From the surveillance video that we viewed, the vehicle was traveling down Center Street and three males opened fire as the vehicle drives by, striking the vehicle,” police spokesman Lt. Andrew Smith told Channel 2 Action News.
Police confirmed the shooting was targeted but did not say if the bullets were intended for Cox. No other details were provided.
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