Shots Fired At Car In Milton

MILTON, GA — The Milton Police Department is investigating a report that shots were fired at a vehicle early Saturday. Officers responded to a call shortly before 1 a.m. June 30 of gunfire striking a vehicle on Hopewell Road south of Birmingham Road.

Officers discovered a vehicle was traveling south on Hopewell Road when it was hit by gunfire "from an undetermined source," said Capt. Charles Barstow with the Milton Police Department.

"Although the victims could not confirm the source of the gunfire, a white SUV was observed leaving the scene at a high rate of speed just after the shots were fired," he added.

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The occupants of the car, a family with a small child, were not injured by the gunfire, but did visit the hospital to be treated for minor "residual" injuries, Barstow said.

The captain said investigators and officers were able to track down and interview two persons of interest. Barstow said detectives are in the preliminary stages of the investigation, which remains ongoing at this time.

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