Cobb County

6-year-old shot in Smyrna, 2 charged

(L-R) Eric Rushi, Craig Calhoun 6-year-old shot in Smyrna, 2 charged

Smyrna police have charged two people after a 6-year-old was shot on Sunday.

Craig Calhoun and Eric Rushi have been charged in connection to the shooting.

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Police said it happened around 3:40 p.m. at the intersection of Spring Road and Campbell Road.

Witnesses told officers that people in two cars were firing at each other. A 6-year-old sitting in one of the cars was shot in the abdomen.

The driver rushed the child to the hospital. Police have not released his or her condition.

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Calhoun and Rushi have been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm from an auto, cruelty to child in the 1st degree, cruelty to child in 3rd degree and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Jail records show remain in the Cobb County jail without bond.

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