An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed on Saturday night, July 4, just around the corner from the Wendy’s restaurant on University Avenue where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police.
According to the police report, the girl was a passenger in a car with her mother and a friend of the mother. When they attempted to pull into a parking lot near the corner of Pryor and University just before 10 p.m, they were confronted by a “group of armed individuals” blocking the entrance.
Someone in the group opened fire on the car, striking it multiple time and the child inside, according to the report.
Either the friend or mother called 911 and told the operator they were taking the child to Atlanta Medical Center. The child died at the hospital.
APD’s homicide unit is investigating the shooting and has not released any details about the suspects.
The post 8-year-old girl shot and killed after confrontation on Pryor Road appeared first on Atlanta INtown Paper.