ATLANTA — A father is now behind bars after his child was injured in a shooting on Thursday afternoon, Atlanta police said.
Police say they arrived at a home on the 1500 block of Hardee Street in northeast Atlanta at around 2:30 p.m. and found a child injured after being shot in the hand.
The child was transported to the hospital. Police say the child was alert, conscious and breathing after the shooting.
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Quinton Gay, the child’s father, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct and second-degree cruelty to children.
Gay was transported to DeKalb County Jail.
Police did not release the child’s age or gender.
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Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting.
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