Atlanta: Two injured in shooting steal vehicle to get to hospital

Five teenagers were injured in a shooting in the US city of Atlanta on Saturday night, when two of them grabbed a vehicle at gunpoint on their way to a hospital .

The victims, two women and three men aged 15 to 19, were injured outside a restaurant following a fight broke out near Centennial Olympic Park.

Two of the three injured men stole a vehicle to go to a hospital, said deputy police chief Tomothy Peek, quoted by local media.

They were charged with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint, according to a statement from Atlanta police, which did not specify the circumstances of the event.

The three other victims were on the spot when the police arrived, before being transported to the hospital where they were in stable condition, it was added.

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