Crime & Safety
50+ Shots Fired Near Cobb Little League Game
A woman at the game described hiding behind her car and seeing men with guns running and jumping fences.
AUSTELL, GA — More than 50 gunshots were fired, scattering children and parents attending a Little League baseball game in Cobb County over the weekend, according to police.
Cobb County Police say it's still not clear what led to the shooting on Saturday at Wallace Park in Austell. No one was injured in the shooting, but at least one person at the game reported that her car was hit by a stray bullet.
"A war zone. It was terrifying," Sydnee Fraiser told WSB-TV. "Like pow, pow, pow, pow ... . I was up against the car, hiding behind the car."
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According to police records, at least a dozen people called 911 during the shooting.
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Fraiser told the station she saw several people with firearms running and jumping over fences.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call investigators at 770-499-3945.
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