🌱 Patch AM: Why gunfire erupted near Stone Mountain Lithonia Road McDonald’s Sunday night

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• Why gunfire erupted near Stone Mountain Lithonia Road McDonald’s Sunday night

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• Monday: Sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Young boy shot near a McDonalds in metro Atlanta (wsbtv.com) — A young child was shot Sunday night on North Stone Mountain Lithonia Road in DeKalb County, near a McDonald’s, after an argument escalated into gunfire. The child and a parent went to the hospital, and police are still investigating. Anyone with information can submit anonymous tips through DeKalb County PD’s Tip411 app or by text.
   

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