7-Year-Old Atlanta Girl Fatally Shot After Argument Breaks Out Inside Apartment

Atlanta authorities confirmed the death of a 7-year-old girl who was shot during an argument at a family gathering inside an apartment in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Officers responded to a call to an apartment in the Camden Vantage Apartments complex along Jackson Street around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said.

When they got there, they discovered the child with at least one gunshot wound, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“Any death is tragic, but when there’s a child involved, it really hits home,” Hampton said.

An initial investigation revealed that a domestic dispute during the family gathering escalated into an exchange of gunfire. Hampton could not say whether investigators believed the child was the intended target.

No suspects have been publicly identified, but one man did leave the scene following the shooting, and investigators would like to speak with him to determine if he was involved in the shooting.

“To have a completed investigation, we would like to talk to all individuals present,” Hampton said.