2-year-old killed, 1-year-old injured in south Atlanta shooting

Police are investigating a double shooting in south Atlanta that left a 2-year-old girl dead and her 1-year-old brother injured.

The shooting happened Saturday at about 1:40 a.m. on Polar Rock Place. Police said someone fired at least two bullets through the bottom of the door of a red-brick house.

The bullets struck Ty-Teyanna Motley and her brother, Isaiah, who were sleeping with their grandmother in a sofa bed behind the door, Charlie Howard, the victims' uncle, told Channel 2's Amanda Cook.

Howard said he and their other relatives inside the home were awakened by the shots. Howard found his nephew screaming and soaked in blood. His niece was found unresponsive lying in a puddle of blood.

Howard said Ty-Teyanna, who was shot in the chest, died on the way to Grady Memorial Hospital.

"The 1-year-old male is in stable but critical condition at this time," police said in a statement.

Howard said Isaiah, who is undergoing surgery at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, is expected to survive.

Howard said he is appalled by the shooting, especially after three years of living at their home without any problems. In addition to Howard, he said there was a total of seven kids at the home, along with the victims' mother and grandmother, when the shooting happened.

He said the incident makes him fear for his family's safety.

Detectives said the shooting does not appear to be a drive-by and they are trying to determine a motive in the case.

No arrests have been made and detectives ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.