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15-year-old fatally shot at Douglasville rental property

The Douglasville Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead on New Year’s Eve.
The Douglasville Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead on New Year’s Eve.
By Wilborn P. Nobles III
Dec 31, 2021

Douglasville police are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead, officials said.

Police said in a Facebook post that officers arrived at the Deering Court location at about 12:30 a.m. Friday after receiving a call about a shooting. The officers found the teenager dead at the scene.

Authorities said the location of the incident was a short-term rental property. The officers also found a large number of people and vehicles at the scene when they arrived. No other information was released.

Police are asking anyone who attended the gathering or who might have information about it to call Detective Futch at 678-293-1633 or to email futcha@douglasvillega.gov.

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Wilborn P. Nobles III covers Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He began covering DeKalb County Schools for The AJC in November 2020. He previously covered Baltimore County for The Baltimore Sun and education for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. He interned at the Washington Post. He graduated from Louisiana State University.

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