One man is dead and another was injured after they were shot outside of a southwest Atlanta gas station Monday night.

Darion Jester, 30, died at the hospital Tuesday morning after he was shot in the back, Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant confirmed. No details were provided about the surviving victim’s condition.

The shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. at a Chevron in the 200 block of Cleveland Avenue, Grant said.

Police have not identified any suspects in the case and are still working to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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