Woman with gunshot wound to chest drives over a mile to fire station
A woman drove herself over a mile to Atlanta Fire Station 14 along Lee Street to get help on April 3, 2025. (FOX 5)
ATLANTA - A 42-year-old woman was hospitalized Thursday night after she was shot in the chest.
Police said the woman, despite her wound, drove herself to a southwest Atlanta fire station seeking help.
What we know:
Officers responded at around 8:51 p.m. to Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 14 on Lee Street SW, where they found the woman alert, conscious, and breathing, according to a preliminary statement from the Atlanta Police Department.
The victim told officers she had been shot at a business in the 1400 block of Campbellton Road SW near Venetian Drive SW. She then drove just over one mile for medical assistance to the fire station located along Lee Street SW at Avon Avenue SE.
She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
What we don't know:
Her condition was not immediately released.
What's next:
Investigators with the department’s Aggravated Assault Unit were called to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The Source: The Atlanta Police Department provided the details for this article.