Shooter fires nearly 20 bullets into apartment, police say

ATLANTA — Police say a shooter fired over a dozen bullets into a southwest Atlanta apartment early Tuesday morning, forcing the family inside to scramble for cover.

The shooter left at least eight bullet holes in the window of an apartment at The Greenbriar Commons Apartment Complex and more inside the unit. Police found nearly 20 shell casings at the scene.

Venita Lakes lives in the apartment with her adult son, who was sleeping on the living room couch when bullets started flying. Neither was hurt, but Lakes told Channel 2's Audrey Washington that she's shocked by what happened.

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“At first I couldn’t believe it I was like really? I couldn’t believe it," Lakes told Washington.

Lakes said they've never had any problems at the complex before. She believes the shooter targeted the wrong unit.

"My son goes to school. I work everyday so we don’t understand what’s going on either,” Lakes said.

Lakes told Washington there are surveillance cameras all over the complex, so she's hoping a camera caught the shooter.

The family is now planning to move out.

“I was planning to move next year anyway, but I think I might move a bit sooner because I don’t know what to expect now,” Lakes said.

Police are asking for anyone with any information about the shooting to come forward.

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