DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An 11-year-old boy was shot when someone fired multiple rounds into a DeKalb County home on Tuesday night, police said.

Officers were called to the home in the 2200 block of Hightrail Court in unincorporated Lithonia at around 11:30 p.m. The child was inside the home when the shooting occurred and was taken to a hospital.

DeKalb County police said the victim’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. His family told Atlanta News First that he was shot in the arm.

Neighbors say they heard a burst of gunfire.

“Now it’s even more concerning because why would they do that,” Brittany Quinn said. “He sits on the steps with his grandmother, and they play. My daughter plays with them.”

Investigators spent hours processing evidence from the scene

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