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Georgia law enforcement is investigating a shooting in Atlanta where the only witness was a child, according to local media reports.
The shooting, which happened on Thursday night on Bent Creek Way in southern Atlanta, left one person with multiple gunshot wounds after two men were seen getting into an argument in an apartment unit. The Atlanta Police Department said the only witness to the crime was a 9-year-old child, reported WSBTV.
The APD was reported by WSBTV to have said that the argument escalated into a fight at around 11:1 p.m., which resulted in one man being shot multiple times, before the attacker ran away. The Atlanta Police Department is reported to still be looking for him.
The shooting victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in an ambulance, and is reportedly in a stable condition. Police told local media that he required surgery.
Newsweek contacted the APD for comment outside of normal working hours.
The shooting comes after a similar event at the Peachtree Center food court, where four people were shot before Atlanta police arrived on the scene.
Gun violence has continued to be a significant issue in Atlanta. In 2023, Atlanta’s violent crime rate was 1,092 per 100,000 residents, which was significantly higher than the national average of 398 per 100,000 residents.
Gun restriction legislation is weaker in Georgia than most other states, with gun safety campaigners Everytown ranking it 46th in the U.S. for gun law strength. The state has a “Shoot First” law, which permits the killing of another person in a public area if they pose a serious threat, even if the opportunity to walk away safely is available.
In Georgia, an average of 1,927 people die each year because of guns, making it the state with the 15th highest rate of gun deaths in the U.S. 45 percent of these deaths are homicides, while 52 percent are suicides. Between 2013 and 2022, the rate of gun deaths in the state increased by 56 percent.
Much of this violence is felt by the state’s child population, with guns being the leading cause of death among children and teens across Georgia. An average of 205 children die due to guns every year, with 28 percent of that number being suicide, and 66 percent being homicides. This is roughly equivalent to the same breakdown for children across the U.S., where 63 percent of child deaths by gun are a result of violence.
Gun violence costs the state $23.9 billion a year, or the equivalent of just over $2,200 dollars per person. Over half a billion if this is paid directly by taxpayers.
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ATLANTA – Special guests and segments for Good Day Atlanta on March 30:
Roswell’s Mimms Museum of Technology and Art is unveiling a massive new exhibit called “iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple” this Wednesday. It features more than 2,000 artifacts. Good Day Atlanta got a sneak peek at the new exhibit.
New museum exhibit in metro Atlanta explores 50 years of Apple: Exactly 50 years ago this week, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded a little company called Apple Inc. And considering the fact that you’re probably reading this article on an Apple product right now, it’s safe to say the company has made quite an impact of the past half-century. In honor of this major milestone, Roswell’s Mimms Museum of Technology and Art is unveiling a massive new exhibit called “iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple.”
Keith Sweat and Michael Jai White discuss the release of The Secret Between Us: The film will hit theaters on Friday, April 3. Keith Sweat serves as EP on the film and Jai White is the lead actor. A man admired for his integrity watches his perfect life unravel when a son from a long-buried affair resurfaces — forcing him to confront the painful consequences of betrayal as both father and son seek reconciliation and redemption.
The Unmasked Contestant from Fox’s The Masked Singer: The Masked Singer Semi-Finals aired last Wednesday on FOX 5. Singer and songwriter Rachel Plattan was unveiled as the Pangolin. See what she said to Natalie, about her experience on the show.
Atlanta-based Chef Suzanne Vizethann, shows viewers an easy recipe from her cookbook: The famed Southern chef whose new cookbook Brunch Season: A Year of Delicious Mornings from the Buttermilk Kitchen is redefining how families gather during the holidays. Click here to order your copy.
April B & Shenelle Simone of The Flew Here Grew Here Podcast: The ladies talk about the latest in entertainment headlines. Howie Mandel apologizes to Kelly Ripa after heated on-air exchange. And Tiger Woods’ girlfriend has her hands full after his DUI arrest.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Braves are already off to a stronger start than they were at this point last season.
Coming off a 76-86 campaign, the Braves opened the 2026 season with a series win over the Kansas City Royals, highlighted by a thrilling Saturday victory when Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam to complete a comeback.
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The team is now three games into a 13-game stretch to start the season and will continue Monday when the Braves host the Athletics at Truist Park for a three-game series.
The Athletics, who were swept by Toronto in their season opener, are searching for their first win. Meanwhile, the Braves, now in the Walt Weiss era, hope to build on their hot hitting despite lingering questions about their pitching staff.
Monday, 7:15 p.m. – RHP Bryce Elder vs. LHP Jacob Lopez
Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. – TBD vs. RHP Aaron Civale
Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. – LHP Chris Sale vs. RHP Luis Severino
Bryce Elder is set to make his first start of the season Monday against the Athletics after a mixed spring, posting a 4.73 ERA over 13.1 innings, including one outing where he allowed five runs in 3.1 innings.
With injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer Strider and Hurston Waldrep, Atlanta’s pitching staff is thin beyond Chris Sale, Reynaldo López, Grant Holmes and Elder. As of Sunday, the Braves have not announced a starter for Tuesday’s matchup against Athletics right-hander Aaron Civale.
Braves: Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II have started the season strong after struggling early in 2025, each going 4-for-11 with a home run on opening day. Austin Riley also has four hits to start the season. While it’s only three games, all three appear to have put last year’s struggles behind them.
Athletics: Shea Langeliers has opened the 2026 season with a bang, crushing three home runs in the team’s first two games. In fact, he’s the only player on the A’s roster with more than two hits through the team’s first three games. Another guy to watch is left-handed slugger Nick Kurtz, despite his early season struggles. The 23-year-old hit 36 home runs in 117 games last season en route to the American League Rookie of the Year award.
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The “No Kings” protest in Atlanta took a turn for the weird as a masked artist dragged unhinged cosplayers dressed as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance behind her wheelchair.
Video of the street protest sideshow circulating online shows activist Jessica Blinkhorn clad in a black sheer skirt, a leather tube top and a full facemask reminiscent of “Mad Max: Fury Road” villain Immortan Joe seated in a motorized wheelchair as her fellow dress-up players awkwardly gyrate to techno music.
The Georgia State University teacher and self-described “DOGEWALKER” holds a metal leash in one hand, which is connected to a collar worn by a person wearing a Trump mask and dressed in his signature blue suit, red tie and MAGA hat, and a woman who appears to be mimicking Erika Kirk.
Dancing to her left is someone wearing a Vice President JD Vance mask wearing a sandwich sign inexplicably reading, “Have u said thank-u yet?”
Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dress-alikes are also represented in the merry little band of dancing demonstrators, along with an unidentified man dressed in strappy bondage gear.
“This is performance as protest. This is art in action,” Blinkhorn wrote in an Instagram post accompanying the unhinged video.
“DOGEWALKER exists to remind this nation: these are elected officials. They are meant to serve the people. And when they don’t do their f–king job– they get reined back in,” she ranted.
Similar protests kicked off in cities around the country as the Iran war entered its second month, though few managed to capture the unhinged and perplexing spirit of the scene on display in Atlanta.
Blinkhorn has been awarded in the art world for her performance pieces about sex and disability. He received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024 — a prestigious award that comes with tens of thousands of dollars in grant money — for her project SPANKBOX.
The art “depicts individuals with physical disabilities in hypersexualized poses and situations,” according to the fellowship.
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