12-year-old boy hospitalized after being shot, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A 12-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot multiple times, according to Atlanta police.

Police said officers went to Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive NW just after 6 p.m. Friday and found the boy, who had been shot in the abdomen and arm.

The boy was taken to the hospital alert, conscious and breathing, according to police.

According to police, “preliminary investigation indicates the incident occurred at 2201 Martin Luther King Junior Drive NW.”

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