Police: Assailant shot 6-year-old boy as he rode on his bike
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Police are searching for someone they say approached a 6-year-old boy as he rode his bike outside Atlanta and shot him in the chest.
Gwinnett County police said in a Monday statement that "it's imperative" the suspect is apprehended in the Saturday shooting of Ni-Shawn Moore.
Police said previously that the boy was shot during a neighborhood birthday party in the Lawrenceville area, northeast of Atlanta. Police said he's expected to survive.
Police said initial reports were that the boy was shot with a BB or pellet gun, but hospital workers later determined that he was actually shot by a small-caliber bullet.
Police said their investigation has found that someone approached the boy and shot him in the upper chest.
They haven't given any possible motives.