EAST POINT, GA — A 75-year-old woman known for feeding people in need is recovering after being shot in East Point.

East Point police say officers were initially dispatched Wednesday afternoon to a report of a person who had fallen and injured themselves. While officers were en route, the call was updated to report a person had been shot.

When officers arrived at the intersection of Washington Road and Camp Creek Parkway, they found the 75-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound as she was being loaded into an ambulance.

She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.

People in the area say the woman is known for coming to the community to feed the homeless.

Detectives interviewed several people at the scene, but police say they all arrived after the shooting occurred.

Investigators are now interviewing employees in the area, reviewing surveillance video and searching for witnesses as they work to determine what happened.