2 teens shot, female run over at southeast Atlanta gas station
Five teens injured in Atlanta shootings
Atlanta police are working on three shootings that happened on Monday night and all of them involve teenage victims. The first shooting happened on Flat Shoals Road, the second one happened on Bouldercrest Road in southeast Atlanta and the final shooting was in Greenbriar Parkway.
ATLANTA - Two teens were injured in a shooting near the corner of Flat Shoals Road and Fayetteville Road in southeast Atlanta on Monday evening.
Officers were called to the gas station parking lot at the corner just after 9:15 p.m. According to the Atlanta Police Department, they found a 19-year-old man suffering an apparent gunshot wound to his back. He was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition.
About 15 minutes later, police received a second call about a mile south on Fayetteville Road. Officers found a 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her right knee. Investigators believe she was shot at the gas station and fled the scene in search of help. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Additionally, a female was run over by another female who was attempting to leave the scene of the shooting in her vehicle. The female suffered neck and rib injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
The names of the individuals involved were not released. It was not immediately clear if police were searching for a shooter or multiple shooters. The case remains under investigation by APD's Aggravated Assault Unit.