DeKalb County launches $250,000 youth violence prevention effort
Days after two young boys were shot and killed in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County leaders announced a $250,000 initiative aimed at preventing youth violence.
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Days after two young boys were shot and killed in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County leaders announced a $250,000 initiative aimed at preventing youth violence.
A teenager is facing over a dozen felony charges for a deadly double shooting that killed a 13-year-old and an adult in June, DeKalb County deputies say.
Investigators believe the teen had just left a nearby apartment complex and was walking on a path when he was confronted by three unknown suspects.
The Monroe mom is facing multiple charges, including child cruelty, while her 4-year-old girl remains in serious condition.
Investigators are working to learn what led to the shooting at a Stockbridge home that ended with a 14-year-old dead and a 12-year-old rushed to the hospital.
Atlanta police have detained a father after they say his 1-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting on Tuesday.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
An adult and a juvenile have both been killed in an early morning shooting at a DeKalb County home, police say.
Atlanta police have arrested two people in connection with the death of 3-year-old Armani Lyons on Easter Sunday.
A shooting at a southeast Atlanta home has ended with a 12-year-old dead and a 14-year-old facing a murder charge, police say.
A 7-year-old boy has been rushed the hospital after police say he was hit multiple times during a drive-by shooting at an Atlanta apartment complex.
Two suspects in a shooting that left a 7-year-old Atlanta girl dead and her mother injured are now in custody nearly a week after the violence, police say.
A shooting at a DeKalb County home ended with a child rushed to the hospital and their adult brother in custody, police say.
The woman told investigators she was on the phone and didn't realize her young son had taken a handgun out of her car's glovebox until he fired it.
Police say the 2-year-old Sandy Springs boy removed his father's pistol from a fanny pack and shot himself in the face with it after going upstairs for a nap.
A 2-year-old has died in a shooting at a Sandy Springs apartment on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
