Crime and Public Safety

A 13-year-old girl from Carroll County is facing serious charges after threats to shoot up two middle schools was traced back to her.

An investigation is underway following a fatal shooting that occurred on Sept. 23 at approximately 12:06 p.m. in southwest Atlanta.

Ware County High School in Waycross was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after the Ware County Sheriff's Office received reports of a shooting.

Almost two weeks after a Norcross man was first reported missing, Gwinnett County police found his body.

In court, the victim described what the Canton man did when he was 8 years old, "the worst thing to ever happen to me."

Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

Quindarrius Zachary, also known as D or Lil D, is expected to return to the witness stand Monday morning in the Young Thug and YSL trial in Fulton County.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith gave a statement Monday morning before an open house at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.

The gunman shot the Gwinnett County grandmother in the head while she was sleeping at a motel while trying to kill her teenage grandson. He's now facing life in prison.

The shooting happened at an apartment building on Mableton Parkway late Sunday night.

The Atlanta Police Department has found a 68-year-old woman who went missing after leaving to go to the airport in August.

The Atlanta Falcons gave the players a special invitation to Sunday night's game at Mercedes-Benz and let two Apalachee High School Wildcats take part in the coin flip to kick off the game.

A man is fighting for his life at Grady after police say he was shot during an argument in the parking lot of an Atlanta restaurant.

As Apalachee High School students and staff are set to return to school for an open house Monday and classes Tuesday, some school alumni, parents and staff are calling for more preventative security measures before the return.

We're hearing from one of the vicitms of the Apalachee school shooting after she and her family spoke one on one with Vice President Kamala Harris this week.

The agent, who was on duty, was handling his service weapon when the firearm discharged.

Cobb County police say a juvenile opened fire Saturday night at a South Cobb High School football game.

Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department's Burglary Unit are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a thief involved in a recent burglary at McGill Park Apartments.

A 34-year-old man is missing in Winder and police are asking for the public's help to find him.