Atlanta has been rocked by a mass shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead and five teenagers injured near Atlantic Station, a landmark shopping district in the city.
Zyion Charles’ family is reeling from the tragedy. His grandmother said he was an innocent bystander caught up in a dispute between other youths. Officials have not released witness statements from the night of the incident. One other child is also in critical condition after the Saturday night shooting.
Mayor Andre Dickens, the city’s police chief and Atlanta Public Schools leaders are calling for proactive parenting and a village approach to curb youth violence in response to the mass shooting.
“When a 12-year-old dies in our city — on our city streets … the whole village has a responsibility, and the whole village is impacted,” Dickens said during a news…
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