ATLANTA — A 16-year-old boy was shot in a drive-by Sunday night in East Atlanta while walking down Flat Shoals Road with a girl and is now in critical condition, police say.

According to an Atlanta Police Department statement, it happened at 2000 Flat Shoals Road just after 10:30 p.m.

Police said responding officers found the teen boy with a gunshot wound and EMS responded as well, taking him to Grady Memorial Hospital.

"Preliminary investigation indicates the victim was walking with a female juvenile on Flat Shoals Rd from Lefferts Place towards Fayetteville Rd SE, when a vehicle drove by them and started shooting," the APD statement said. "The victim stated he attempted to run but was struck in the process. Multiple shell casings were recovered from the crime scene. Investigators ar

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