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Police: 5 teens shot; 2 carjack vehicle to get to hospital

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say five teenagers were shot outside a diner in downtown Atlanta, and two of them took a vehicle at gunpoint to get to a hospital. Deputy Chief Timothy Peek told reporters that two females and three males, aged 15 to 19, were wounded late Saturday outside a Waffle House near Centennial Olympic Park. Police say two of the males carjacked a vehicle from a valet parking attendant, and the other three were at the scene when officers arrived. Police said all five were reported in stable condition. A news release says the two who drove themselves to a hospital have been charged with carjacking.

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