Girl, 14, Wounded in Shooting at Marathon Gas Station: News Nearby

Gwinnett Police are trying to determine whether or not the Tuesday night wounding of a 14-year-old girl was an accident.

The girl suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound and was in stable condition Wednesday morning at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, police said.

Gwinnett Police Public Information Officer Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a news release officers responded to a person-shot call at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Marathon gas station located at 2070 Beaver Ruin Road in unincorporated Norcross.

Pihera said the preliminary investigation determined a car with four people inside, including the 14-year-old, stopped at the gas station to fuel when the girl was somehow shot inside the vehicle. Two of the occupants were male, one other was female, Pihera said.

“Several people (including the occupants of the vehicle) removed the victim from the car to render first aid,” Pihera said in the news release. “The suspected shooter got inside the driver’s seat of the vehicle and drove away leaving behind the victim and other occupants.”

The vehicle was found unoccupied later at the Bradford Gwinnett Apartment Complex, and was impounded by police for evidence processing.

“At this time, detectives are still working to determine if the shooting was intentional or accidental,” Pihera said. “As of early this morning [Wednesday], the victim was in stable condition. The shooter is still being sought for questioning in this investigation.”

If you have any information to share in this case, please contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.