Crime & Safety
Woman Found Shot in the Head and Lying in Old Gordon Road
A driver said that she saw the woman lying in the street and stopped to help.
Zone 1 has released a police report on what is a tragic, yet strange incident that occurred on Old Gordon Road near Fulton Industrial Boulevard last night in Southwest Atlanta.
According to the report, "approximately at 11:55pm, Fulton County Corporal Jira was dispatched to Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Old Gordon Road to a person injured. When Corporal Jira arrived on scene, there was a black female in the street bleeding from her head."
The witness on the scene, as Corporal Jira arrived, said she saw this woman in the street and stopped to call for help. Zone 1 officers were then called to respond.
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Zone 1 requested assistance from Major Crimes to process the scene. The witness information was taken by Zone 1. There were no other witnesses on scene. The victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with what EMT's believe to be a gunshot wound to the head. The victim had no identification on her person. Grady Hospital advised police that her injuries were very critical. The investigation continues......
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