Police: 3-year-old injured after firing gun in southwest Atlanta
A toddler was injured in a shooting at an apartment complex along Cushman Circle SW in Atlanta on Aug. 18, 2020. (FOX 5)
ATLANTA - Police are investigating a report of a toddler injured after she somehow got ahold of a firearm at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon.
It happened at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Cushman Circle SW a little before 2:30 p.m. Atlanta police said officers arrived to find a 3-year-old girl with injuries to the stomach. Initially, officials believed the injuries were a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said she was alert, conscious, and breathing.
She was rushed to an area hospital for treatment where it was determined she was grazed by a piece of glass as a result of a gunshot.
Investigators were speaking with the young girl’s guardians to try to piece together how the child had access to a gun.
The name of the girl has not been released.
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This story has been updated to reflect new information by police as to the toddler's injuries as a result of the shooting.