ATLANTA TEEN IS SHOT 15 TIMES FOR ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE HIS GANG

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THIS STORY IS BOTH HEART BREAKING AND DISGUSTING. 19 YEAR OLD ORENTHAL CHILDS WAS GUNNED DOWN AND SHOT 15 TIMES AFTER TELLING HIS FORMER GANG MEMBERS "HEY LOOK I WANT TO GO STRAIGHT,BE LAW ABIDING". IN RETURN MEMBERS OF THE GANG "YOUNG MOB" WHICH IS A AFFILIATE OF THE "GOODFELLAS" STREET GANG SHOT HIM SEVERAL TIMES AND FLED THE SCENE. WHEN CHILDS BEGAN MOANING AND ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL AFTER THE SHOOTING, WITNESS CAME TO HIS AID. THOSE WITNESSES ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN WITNESS PROTECTION. U.S. MARSHALL COUNTER GANG UNIT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT 2 SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO THIS SHOOTING. "FARRAKMAD MUHAMMAD" WAS ARRESTED WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT HIDING OUT IN TENNESEE. THE SECOND SUSPECT INFORMATION HASN'T BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE HE IS ONLY 16. ORENTHAL CHILD'S FAMILY SPOKE OUT ENCOURAGING KIDS TO NOT JOIN GANGS BECAUSE THIS CAN TOO BE YOUR OUTCOME.

SAD!