Raven Brown, an 18-year-old Atlanta high school senior, was shot in her bedroom seconds after ending an Instagram livestream countdown to her birthday on February 1, 2026. She heard multiple rapid gunshots—”pow pow pow pow pow”—felt sharp pain, collapsed with her arm and fingers numb, and realized she’d been hit while alerting her family.
Injury Details
Brown suffered a broken shoulder and rib from a bullet that remains lodged inside, too risky to remove near a major artery. She was conscious when Atlanta Police arrived at 11:40 p.m. on McDaniel Street SW; shell casings were recovered, and the family car took gunfire damage, but no other injuries occurred. She’s out of the hospital but battling PTSD.
Investigation Status
No suspect or vehicle details released; police call it ongoing with no motive stated—possibly drive-by or random. The livestream timing raises questions about targeting via social media, common in urban Georgia shootings where public posts aid geolocation.
Family Support
A GoFundMe covers medical bills as her mother took leave; locals report no camera footage of perpetrators. This echoes Atlanta’s rising teen gun violence, with over 50 youth shot in Fulton County last year per prior trends.
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