Crime & Safety

Boy Shot in Face at South DeKalb Home

A South DeKalb County teenager was hospitalized in critical condition early Friday after being shot in the face.

The 15-year-old was one of a number of teenagers at a home on Hillcrest Drive SE, when someone fired a gun at about 2:30 a.m., according to a report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The boy was listed in critical condition at a local hospital, and while police have identified the shooter, that person remains at large, the AJC reported.

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