Boy, 12, fatally shot at southeast Atlanta home, officials say

A 12-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday at a southeast Atlanta home, officials said.

The gunfire happened inside the home in the 1800 block of Lathrop Street shortly before 2 p.m. The boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was eventually pronounced dead, police confirmed.

An Atlanta police spokesperson said in a 5 p.m. news release that investigators were in the process of “questioning the juvenile and adults” who were inside the residence at the time of the shooting.