UNION CITY, Ga. – Another teenager has been shot in metro Atlanta.
On Thursday around 1:30 a.m., Union City police responded to an Exxon gas station in the 6680 block of Roosevelt Highway for a shooting.
On scene, police found a 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his face. He was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition.
Family identified the victim as Xavier Woodard, headed into his senior year at Forrest Park Christian Academy. They told 11Alive's Natisha Lance he would have to undergo surgery Friday to remove the bullet that's still lodged in his right cheek and put a metal plate in place.
Police said preliminary investigations show this shooting could be gang-related, and they are seeking two people wanted for questioning.
Union City police need the public's help identifying one male in relation to the shooting. Police have already identified 17-year-old Charlie Davis as a person of interest. The Union City Police Department also needs the public's help in identifying the subject pictured below. He is wanted for questioning relating to the shooting incident at Exxon.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of either subject is encouraged to call Detective F. Cedeno at (770) 515 – 7836 or email him at fcedeno@unioncityga.org.
This has been the second teenager to suffer a gunshot wound to the face, the first one happened on Tuesday, May 29 in a neighborhood in South Fulton.
Over the past week, at least six teenagers have been shot dead around metro Atlanta. The most recent was Wednesday when 18-year-old Joshua Torrance was shot in the back.
He later died at the hospital.
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