10-year-old boy shot in northwest Atlanta, police say

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ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that left a 10-year-old child injured on Monday.

APD said at 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of child with a gunshot wound arriving at Hughes Spalding Hospital.

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Police said an investigation indicates that the child was shot near 559 Woodlawn Ave. NW.

At the hospital, officers confirmed that a 10-year-old boy was shot and he was alert, conscious, and breathing.

Investigators responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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