Investigator working for Fulton County DA Fani Willis accidentally shot herself at courthouse

The investigator reportedly shot herself in the leg but wasn't critically injured

Published: September 25, 2023 10:05am

Updated: September 25, 2023 10:32am

An investigator working for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accidentally shot herself on Friday inside the Fulton County Courthouse and was not "critically wounded," according to the sheriff's office.

"The shooting was an accidental discharge by a Fulton County District Attorney’s Office investigator who wounded herself. She was not critically wounded," the sheriff's office wrote on X.

Local station 95.5 WSB reported that the courthouse was evacuated after the investigator shot herself in the leg. The individual was “alert, conscious, and breathing” after the incident occurred, according to the outlet's reporting. 

 

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