A 7-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was shot multiple times.
The shooting happened early Thursday morning at an apartment complex on Kimberly Way in southwest Atlanta.
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An officer on the scene told Channel 2 Action News that the 7-year-old was shot three times in the arm. Paramedics took the boy to a local hospital, where police say he is now stable.
Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reported live from the scene on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. as police collected evidence.
Gehlbach counted dozens of evidence markers outside the apartment building and in the road. Police later confirmed it was a drive-by shooting.
At least three apartments had damage from the gunfire.
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