ATLANTA — Atlanta police are currently searching for the person they say shot a mentally ill woman.
Officers were called to Forsyth St. around midnight to call of a woman being shot.
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Investigators have since learned that the victim is a young woman in her 20s or 30s who escaped a mental institution in Gwinnett County.
They say that she was throwing bricks at people in the area of Forsyth St. when an unknown suspect shot her in the leg.
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She was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover from her injuries.
Police have not released any details on the suspect.
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