A woman was arrested after an 8-year-old was shot Friday evening at a South Fulton apartment complex, police said.

The incident happened in the 4300 block of Cascade Road, just south of I-20 and west of I-285.

South Fulton police spokesperson Tori Cooper said officers found the child with a gunshot wound to the leg. The child was taken to a nearby children’s hospital. Their condition was not released.

An investigation revealed the shooting followed a “large altercation” involving multiple people, Cooper said.

Several people were detained at the scene, and one woman was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, officials said. Her name was not released.

Authorities did not clarify the relationship between the child and the woman arrested.

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