Christmas Morning Gunfire in Atlanta Leaves Teen Detained and One Man Critically Injured

Early Christmas morning violence shook the Campbellton Road neighborhood as gunshots rang out, leaving multiple apartments damaged and one man critically wounded. According to information released by the Atlanta Police Department, at around 12:26 am on December 25, officers responded to a call for shots fired at 2338 Campbellton Rd SW.

The scene they encountered was one of chaos with bullet-ravaged apartments and a vehicle hit as its driver sought desperately to find cover. Officers promptly set to thoroughly search the premises yet found no injured parties on site. The investigation on the ground uncovered a mix of pistol and rifle shell casings. One eyewitness stepped forward to provide a suspect description, leading to the detention of a 15-year-old male juvenile.

Meanwhile, a male victim surfaced at Grady Memorial Hospital with four gunshot wounds to his abdomen, his condition listed as critical. “Officers learned that a male victim arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital with four gunshot wounds to the abdomen,” an Atlanta PD statement disclosed. The department has added this incident to its active investigations and is working carefully to piece together the events leading up to the shooting…

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