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DeKalb County officials announce arrests in shooting that left 3-year-old critically injured
Summary
DeKalb County officials said three people were arrested after a Jan. 4 shooting that seriously wounded a 3-year-old. Officials credited the county's 2020 video surveillance ordinance and a real-time crime center for helping identify the suspect vehicle and secure a firearm during a search warrant.
DeKalb County officials announced that three people were arrested in connection with a Jan. 4 shooting that left a 3-year-old child in critical condition.
Chief Greg Padrick of the DeKalb County Police Department said officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 300 block of North Stone Mountain Lake Onia Road on Sunday evening and found the child suffering from a gunshot wound. "This child was an innocent victim," Padrick said. "This incident was reckless, senseless, and completely unacceptable." The child was seated in a car seat and not involved in the dispute; the child's father was not injured and the child was transported…
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