The drive-by shooting occurred on Tuesday night, February 24, 2026, at approximately 9:49 p.m., at the 2200 block of Tiger Flowers Drive NW (northwest Atlanta, near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard), Atlanta, Georgia.

Details of the incident:

The victim was 7-year-old Zoey Price, a first-grade student at a charter school in southwest Atlanta.

Atlanta Police Department (APD) reported that an unknown person drove past the house and fired multiple sH๏τs directly at the home.

Zoey and her mother, Cᴀssandra Ervin, 44, were both sH๏τ inside the house.

Zoey was critically injured and died at the hospital.

Her mother sustained bullet lodged in her ribs but was later discharged.

This was a senseless drive-by shooting, with no direct conflict with the family.

Identification & Initial Investigation

APD released Zoey Price’s idenтιтy on February 25, 2026 (one day after the incident).

At that time, police were still searching for the suspect (APD is still searching for the shooter).

FOX 5 Atlanta (reporter Aungelique Proctor) was the first to report in detail and conduct live interviews with neighbors at the scene. Neighbors described loud gunsH๏τs and chaos as Zoey’s mother ran outside with her child.

Family Reaction (Interview with Aungelique Proctor)
Zoey’s older sister, Tanitya Ervin, shared with FOX 5:

Zoey was a fun-loving girl who loved dancing and cheering, and always said “love you” before she went into a coma.

Tanitya heard her sister say “love you” right before she lost consciousness.

The family calls for justice: “Justice for Zoey.”

Cᴀssandra Ervin’s mother and friends also expressed their grief, describing Zoey as “a girl full of energy and joy.”

Legal Update (as of March 21, 2026)

March 3, 2026: The APD arrested two suspects:

Preston Smith, 19 (accused of directly shooting).

Steven Richardson, 17, accomplice.

Both are charged with murder, aggravated ᴀssault, and related offenses. They are currently being held without bail.

According to the arrest warrant, Smith drove his car and fired into the house after a minor dispute between the two groups.

Community Reaction

Zoey’s family, friends, and cheerleaders held a large vigil for her (hundreds of people attended).

The Atlanta community expressed outrage over the innocent girl’s murder in her own home.