Atlanta authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a triple shooting Tuesday that left two 13-year-old boys dead and an 11-year-old boy wounded.
Lamon Freeman, who was set to turn 14 on Tuesday, and Ja'Kody Davis, 13, died after being hit by bullets in the Oakland City neighborhood, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
The 11-year-old boy who was shot is Ja'Kody's younger brother, Dontavious Davis, and is in the hospital in “stable condition,” according to Atlanta police.
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Lamon Freeman (left), 13, and Ja'Kody Davis (right), 13, were shot and killed at an apartment complex in Atlanta's Oakland City neighborhood after midnight Tuesday, according to Atlanta police. (Contributed by the family via FOX 5 ATL)
Atlanta police said officers responded to an apartment complex at 1043 Sparks Street SW around 12:36 a.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of juveniles shot. When officers arrived at the scene, they found three juveniles suffering from gunshot wounds.
Grady EMS pronounced one of the 13-year-old boys dead at the scene, while the other 13-year-old boy later died at the hospital.
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Homicide Unit Commander Lt. Andrew Smith told reporters at the scene Tuesday morning that the shooting did not take place inside an apartment, but in a stairwell outside individual residences.
Ja'Kody Davis (right) was killed in the shooting while his 11-year-old brother, Dontavious (left), was injured. (Contributed by the family via FOX 5 ATL)
Police have not released a motive for the shooting, if any, or further details about what led up to it.
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No suspects have been arrested in connection with the triple shooting, but Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Homicide Unit are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Tips can be submitted to Atlanta detectives at 404-546-4235 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS.
