15-year-old charged after shootout injures 2 women in southwest Atlanta

The Brief

A 15-year-old boy is in custody after a shootout sent bullets flying through two southwest Atlanta apartments, injuring two women inside their homes on Thursday afternoon.

Atlanta police said multiple people were shooting at each other Wednesday afternoon, and stray gunfire hit a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old in separate apartments.

The teen faces several charges, including aggravated assault, and was taken to a regional youth detention center.

ATLANTA - A 15-year-old boy faces multiple charges after a shootout sent bullets tearing into two southwest Atlanta apartments, hitting two women who were inside, according to police.

What we know

The shooting happened around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday at the Castleton Apartments on Bent Creek Way SW, just off Campbellton Road.

Officers arrived to find a 19-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman who had been shot.

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Both women were awake and breathing when paramedics took them to the hospital, police said.

Investigators added that several people were shooting at each other outside when bullets pierced t...