14-year-old boy shot in southwest Atlanta

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Updated  August 3, 2025 5:38pm EDT
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Police investigate after a teen boy was shot in southeast Atlanta. 
Police were at a crime scene on Peters Street in southeast Atlanta where a teen boy was shot on Aug. 3, 2025. 
Atlanta police investigate after a teen boy was shot on Sunday. 
A shooting happened in the 300 block of Peters Street around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. 
Police investigate after a teen boy was shot in southeast Atlanta. 
Police were at a crime scene on Peters Street in southeast Atlanta where a teen boy was shot on Aug. 3, 2025. 
Investigators are looking into a shooting in southeast Atlanta that injured a teen boy. 
Investigators are looking into a shooting in southeast Atlanta that injured a teen boy. 

The Brief

    • Police said the shooting happened in the 300 block of Peters Street SW. After the shooting, the teen ran about a quarter mile to the 300 block of Northside Drive SW.
    • After getting to Northside Drive, the teen was self-transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, and police were called just before 1 a.m. on Sunday.

ATLANTA - A 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in southwest Atlanta, according to police.

What we know:

Police said the shooting happened in the 300 block of Peters Street SW. After the shooting, the teen ran about a quarter mile to the 300 block of Northside Drive SW.

After getting to Northside Drive, the teen was self-transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, and police were called just before 1 a.m. on Sunday.

Officers said they found the 14-year-old with a gunshot wound to the arm at the hospital and had to investigate where the shooting happened.

Detectives from the Atlanta Police Department Major Crimes Unit are investigating. 

What we don't know:

Police have not released the name of the victim or any information about possible suspects. 

The Source: Information in this article came from a release by the Atlanta Police Department. 

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