Woman shot in the face, man arrested after incident in southeast Atlanta

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a woman injured in southeast Atlanta.

On Friday evening, just before 6 p.m., officers went to the 400 block of Cleveland Avenue SE about a person shot.

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Officers arrived at the scene to find a 23-year-old woman who had been shot in the face.

She was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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Police were able to identify the suspect and arrest him.

Police are still gathering details and have not said what led to the incident.

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