The Brief
- Atlanta police are investigating after gunfire erupted near a playground at Rosa L Burney Park.
- A 12-year-old child was wounded in the shooting and rushed to an area hospital.
- Investigators believe the boy was an unintended target of the gunfire.
ATLANTA – A 12-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after being shot near an Atlanta park playground Friday evening, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Atlanta park shooting
What we know:
It happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Windsor Street SE. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers rushed to the park to find a 12-year-old boy who had been shot.
Crime scene tape quickly blocked off the popular playground as emergency workers loaded the child into an ambulance. …