Crime & Safety

4 Teens Shot While Waiting For Bus After Party: Police

The incident followed an earlier altercation between the victims, who were shot from a moving vehicle, and another group, police said.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Four teens were shot while waiting for the bus after an altercation at a party the weekend before Halloween, according to DeKalb County police.

Officers responded around 11:15 p.m. Saturday to the 3300 block of Glenwood Road and found a large group of teens, several of whom were injured, police said. Two 15-year-old girls, a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were all taken to area hospitals with wounds to their limbs, according to police.

The teens had been at a house party nearby when they got into an altercation with another group, police said. The two groups separated, but while the victims were waiting for a MARTA bus, teens from the other group fired several rounds from a moving vehicle, according to police.

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No one was in custody as of Sunday afternoon, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers or DeKalb County police at 770-724-7850.

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