Woman hospitalized after southwest Atlanta home targeted in shooting

Woman shot in neck after bullets sprayed into home

Police say 15-20 bullets sprayed into a southwest Atlanta home. The homeowner was shot in the neck and hospitalized at Grady Hospital. Neighbors are shaken, saying the community is usually very peaceful.

ATLANTA - Police are searching for a gunman who fired nearly 20 rounds into a southwest Atlanta home early Friday morning, leaving a woman in serious condition.

What we know:

A FOX 5 crew on the scene saw an ambulance rushing away from the 4300 block of Greenleaf Circle SW just before 7 a.m. The ambulance was escorted by an Atlanta Police Department cruiser.

Officers on the scene focused their investigation on a house in the neighborhood. Around 8 a.m., an Atlanta police officer told the crew that a woman was shot after an unidentified person fired 15 to 20 rounds into the home.

According to the Atlanta Police Department, a woman inside the home was struck in the neck during the barrage. Emergency responders rushed her to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she remained in serious condition as of Friday afternoon.

Investigators spent the day reviewing surveillance video from the area in hopes of identifying the shooter.

Woman injured in Friday morning shooting

A woman was shot in the neck Friday morning after a gunman fired 15 to 20 rounds into a home on Greenleaf Circle SW.

What they're saying:

For neighbors in the typically quiet community, the morning began with a terrifying wake-up call. One neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her safety, described the moment the shots rang out.

"Multiple gunshots, lots and lots of gunshots," she said. "To me it was a full clip or maybe more. It was an uneasy settling sound to gunshots at 6 a.m."

The mother said her immediate instinct was to check on her two sons. "You jump up, I have kids so my first response is please tell me you are okay," she said.

After confirming her children were safe, she looked out her bathroom window. "All I really could see was a car pull off," she added.

The Ben Hill neighborhood is known by residents as a peaceful area populated by "hard workers." The sudden violence has left many questioning the motive behind the attack.

"We are all hard workers for us to hear that ... that was not normal," the neighbor said. "You start to ask yourself was it targeted or is it something where people are being malicious because of the way the world is going right now. You have no clue."

What we don't know:

While the motive remains unclear, many in the community say they are praying for the victim’s recovery as police continue their search for the vehicle and the gunman. Authorities have not yet released her identity.

Police haven't said if they have any suspects in the shooting.