85-year-old woman injured in southeast Atlanta double shooting
Atlanta police tape off a Southside neighborhood street as detectives investigate two related shootings on Browns Mill Road SE and Lindsey Drive SE on August 10, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA - A Monday afternoon shooting near Browns Mill Road SE and Lindsey Drive SE left an 85-year-old bystander and a 21-year-old man injured, according to Atlanta police.
What we know:
Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 2200 block of Browns Mill Road SE around 3:41 p.m. Monday, according to police records. A second person shot in the incident was reported at the 400 block of Lindsey Drive SE, where officers also responded to the scene.
An Atlanta police officer secures the street following two related shootings on Browns Mill Road SE and Lindsey Drive SE on August 10, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Both victims were alert, conscious and breathing when officers arrived, according to Atlanta police. Preliminary details indicate that both shooting incidents are related.
What they're saying:
Investigators determined that a 21-year-old man was shot on Lindsey Drive while an 85-year-old woman who was an innocent bystander had been hit by a bullet at the Browns Mill Road location.
Atlanta police originally said the woman hit was 84 years old, but the victim's family confirmed she is 85 years old.
"This is a reckless incident, and the Atlanta Police Department will work tirelessly to identify the suspects involved," Capt. Jermain Dearlove with the Atlanta Police Department said. "For the community who have mothers, grandmothers, aunts that live, work and thrive in this city, the city is going to demand that we identify those involved."
Dearlove confirmed that both victims were listed as stable when taken to the hospital.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released the identities of the victims. Police have not named any potential suspects or detailed what led to the gunfire.
Atlanta police officers respond to Browns Mill Road SE after two people were shot in connected afternoon incidents on August 10, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The investigation is active and ongoing.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Atlanta Police Department, who provided preliminary details on the shootings, as well as police dispatch records.