Police in a suburban Atlanta city where shots were fired at a home Thursday found numerous women at the scene and are investigating whether the home may have been used for sex trafficking, authorities said. .
South Fulton police arrested 19 people at the home, most of them women between the ages of 16 and about 40, police said. South Fulton is approximately 32 miles southwest of Atlanta.
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Neighbors complained that the house was being used for parties. South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows said the residence was advertised as having a “sex party” this weekend.
Police arrested 19 people, most of them women, on Thursday at an Atlanta-area home where they allegedly advertised a “sex party.”
“We have received complaints about possible sex trafficking,” he said. “So we haven’t ruled out that possibility.”
Almost all of those detained did not live in the house. Two of the men had active warrants, Meadows said.
“Many of the residents here express their gratitude to the police department,” the chief said at a press conference. “Apparently this has been a problematic home for them for quite some time.”
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The first responding officer saw shots being fired in the back of the home. Meadows said additional police responded and set up a perimeter before occupancy.
