Officials ID woman found shot to death in car on I-285 in DeKalb
Officials have identified a woman found shot to death in a parked car on the side of I-285 in DeKalb County late Wednesday night.
Officers responded to the interstate near Lavista Road around 11:45 p.m. after getting reports of a person shot, DeKalb police said. When they looked inside the parked vehicle, they found the woman already dead. Police did not say how long the body may have been in the car.
The woman was identified as 36-year-old Dorian Bennett, according to the DeKalb medical examiner.
Few details have been shared about the incident, but police said the shooter was likely inside the car with the woman when she was killed. Officials did not say if Bennett appeared to be the driver or a passenger.
Police have not said if a suspect has been identified, and no further information has been released about the shooting.
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