ATLANTA -- A missing child has been brought home safely, Atlanta police report.

Tyrcee Laster, 8, was last seen while leaving the Oakland City Park with a friend around 5 p.m., Thursday.

He's described as a black male who is about three to four feet tall and is between 50 and 60 pounds.

He has a black Mohawk-style haircut with gold tips. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded shirt a black shirt, black sweatpants and blue and gray tennis shoes.

ATLANTA -- Residents in an area police say is prone to gang recruitment are speaking out against a store's attempt to get a permit to sell alcohol. 

Fair Street Supermarket is in a neighborhood where Atlanta Police Sgt. Archie Ezell told 11Alive's Blayne Alexander gang members try to recruit young kids.  Ezell said in that area alone, at least three different gangs actively vie for members. Last November, Ezell showed Alexander the graffiti covering one side of the supermarket, pointing to that corner as one of the biggest gang recruitment areas in the city.

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police are investigating in southwest Atlanta after a man was shot three times.

The incident happened in the 1700 block of Campbellton Road SW. The victim was shot in the chest and stomach, police said.

At this point, officials are unsure of whether he was the victim of a robbery or another crime.