ATLANTA — For the second time in two weeks, metro Atlanta saw a major police response to a high school parking lot shooting after a drive-by left four students injured Wednesday at Benjamin E. Mays High.
Mayor Andre Dickens said the incident left him "hocked and heartbroken."
"I feel sorry for the young people that have been impacted by this," Mayor Dickens said. "We want to make sure this school doesn't have a black eye on it because of this issue."
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Here's what we know so far about the case:
Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta shooting details
- A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a minor who is believed to be involved in the shooting at Benjamin E. Mays High School last week.
- Four people were injured: They were identified as three 17-year-olds and one 18-year-old, all males.
- The injuries were not considered life-threatening: Mayor Dickens said all four were in stable condition at Grady Hospital on Wednesday night.
- A fight led to the shooting: Atlanta Public Schools Police Chief Ronald Applin said officers were already on scene responding to the fight around 4 p.m. when shots were fired. "Our officers were there, they immediately responded, treated the students who were wounded," Chief Applin said.
- Three people were detained: They were detained for questioning and as of Wednesday night, police had not said they were necessarily suspects. They were identified as a 35-year-old woman, a 17-year-old girl and a male of unspecified age.
- More: The 35-year-old woman is the mother of the 17-year-old girl, according to police. They were detained in a vehicle at Baker Road and Commercial Avenue, police said, which is about four-and-a-half miles from Mays High.
- The three were said to be cooperating: As of Wednesday night, Atlanta Police Major Ralph Woolfolk said they had not not yet "established or nexus or association to this incident" to the three people and the vehicle. They were interviewed at APD headquarters.
- It was unclear if there was a relationship between the victims and anyone detained: Police did not have any details on that possibility as of Wednesday night.
- APS Police Chief Applin vowed a heightened response within the school system: "There's gonna be a lot of visibility by our officers, we also have the assistance of the Atlanta Police Department. And we're going to be very visible, we're going to be very noticeable on campus tomorrow. In the hallways, outside, as they come into the school, very visible so that we can make sure they feel a lot more comfortable tomorrow when they come to school."
- You can watch the press conference with Mayor Dickens and police below:
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