Police apprehend teen after gunfire hurts Atlanta toddler
By The Associated Press
Posted 12:58PM on Monday, October 27, 2014
ATLANTA (AP) Police say they've made an arrest in a shooting that left a 1-year-old boy wounded in southeast Atlanta. <br />
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Police said Monday that the 17-year-old suspect was arrested overnight and faces charges that include aggravated assault and aggravated battery. <br />
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Witnesses told police that a group of males were chasing some other males, shooting at them, in the parking lot of an apartment complex Saturday night. <br />
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Police say the child was in the arms of a relative when he was struck in the arm by gunfire. No else was hurt. <br />
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The boy's grandmother Keesha Jordan said she and the child had left a birthday party shortly before encountering the shots in the parking lot. <br />
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Police say the child was taken to a hospital while conscious, breathing and in stable condition.