Teen killed, 2 others injured in shooting near Atlanta Fair, police say
ATLANTA - Atlanta police said a 16-year-old boy died and two more were injured in a shooting on Saturday night near the Atlanta Fair.
Police learned of the shooting at around 9:30 p.m. and went to the intersection of Pryor Street and Bass Street.
Police found the boy at the scene dead from an apparent gunshot wound. A 14-year-old and 19-year-old were also injured, police said.
FAMILIY IDENTIFIES TEEN KILLED NEAR ATLANTA FAIR
"Heartbreaking man, just to see that kid like that," said one parking lot attendant, who did not want to be named.
He said the shooting was the end result of a massive fight among more than a hundred kids outside the fair.
"It was a bunch of kids, they were just scattered, they were just all around just running running running running," the witness said. "It was just horrible man. It was a sad sight to see."
The Atlanta Fair organizers say they have stepped up security efforts, including a parental escort rule for kids under 16.
"Although this incident did not take place onsite, The Atlanta Fair shares in the community concern surrounding this incident that took place in Downtown Atlanta," said Brianna Poplaskie, spokesperson for the fair. "The Fair continues its present, thorough safety procedures and will coordinate any further safety procedures with the Atlanta Police Department as necessary."
Community activist Gerald Rose says the gun violence plaguing Atlanta needs to stop.
"Back to back to back to back now," Rose told FOX 5. "We have a problem it’s not just Atlanta, but we do have a problem in the metro Atlanta area, just the fact that we can’t just sit back and take this."
The investigation is ongoing, but police did not provide details of what led up to the shooting.