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Police investigating child shot in targeted attack in southeast Atlanta

Heavy police presence at scene of shooting in southeast Atlanta

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department has multiple officers out at a home in southeast Atlanta where they are investigating a reported shooting.

Atlanta police told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims that a child was shot at a home on Ruzelle Drive during what they say was a targeted shooting.

According to APD, the child is alive and being treated at a local hospital, but is critical.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not clear.

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