Suspect armed with 'crossbow' shoots victim in chest, police say

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Police Department is investigating after a person was allegedly shot with a crossbow. 

Police said the unidentified victim is at a hospital in stable condition after the incident on Saturday night. 

Officers went to Rockwood Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a person shot. Police learned the shooting happened elsewhere.

Police learned the victim was shot with a "bow and arrow" on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in northwest Atlanta. Police said the victim was standing near a convenience store when someone drove up in a gold minivan and got out armed with a "crossbow."

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Police said the suspect fired and hit the victim in the chest. Police said the victim was uncooperative with investigators and conscious when transported to a hospital. 

Detectives are continuing to investigate, police said. 

Police did not describe the suspect, and it's unclear what led to the shooting.