Officer shoots teen outside Atlanta stadium during prep game
By The Associated Press
Posted 10:54AM on Saturday, October 25, 2014
ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta police are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty officer and a teenager in the parking lot of a stadium where hundreds of fans were watching a high school football game. <br />
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Police say the gunfire happened shortly before 11 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Stadium in southeast Atlanta. <br />
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Authorities say a 17-year-old boy is hospitalized after the officer shot him in the arm. His condition wasn't available early Saturday. <br />
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The officer wasn't hurt, and no other injuries were reported among fans inside the stadium. <br />
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Carver and Mays high schools were playing at the time of the shooting. The game was postponed. <br />
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Atlanta Public Schools said in a statement that the fourth quarter will be completed later, and that two middle school playoff games scheduled for Saturday at Lakewood have also been postponed.