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Pregnant woman, unborn child critically injured in shooting at DeKalb County apartments

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  February 2, 2023 4:22pm EST
DeKalb County
FOX 5 Atlanta

Pregnant woman in critical condition after being shot

A pregnant woman is in critical condition after an early morning shooting. Medics rushed the woman and her unborn child to the hospital. DeKalb County police say both the mother and baby remain in critical condition at this hour.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A pregnant mother and her unborn child are in critical condition after a shooting early Thursday morning in DeKalb County.

DeKalb County police tell FOX 5 that they were called to the Brannon Hill Condominiums on the 6600 block of Singleton Lane around 5:45 a.m. Thursday.

At the scene, police found the woman shot at least once.

Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital.

"The victim was pregnant at the time of the shooting and once she arrived at the hospital doctors took over her care," the DeKalb County police said in a statement. "The baby was not delivered on scene."

At this time, both victims are in critical condition.

Investigators have not released information about what led up to the shooting and have not identified the victim.

If you have any information about the shooting, call the DeKalb County Police Department.