911 calls reveal moments after Atlanta man shot 2 porch pirates, police say

The Atlanta Police Department has released two 911 calls showing the moments after investigators say a man shot two teens believed to be trying to steal packages outside his home.

The shooting happened on Thursday afternoon on Celeste Lane in southwest Atlanta. The two victims, identified only as 15-year-old and 16-year-old males, were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Both teens are expected to survive their injuries.

“I just heard shots and then I seen two boys running … One of them ran up to me and said he had been shot,” one caller told the 911 operator. He then said that the victim who had talked with him had run off before he could help him. The other victim also ran off after getting the shirt…

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