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Teen killed, 2 injured in DeKalb shooting

DeKalb County police responded to a shooting on Evans Mill Road and found three people hit by gunfire. One of the victims died from their injuries.

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DeKalb County police responded to a shooting on Evans Mill Road and found three people hit by gunfire. One of the victims died from their injuries.
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Updated April 24, 2021

A teenager was killed and two others were injured in a shooting Friday morning in DeKalb County, authorities said.

DeKalb police responded to the Evans Mill Townhomes on Evans Mill Drive near Lithonia around 11:30 a.m. and found three people who had been shot, police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. One died, one victim was critically injured and taken to a hospital, and the third victim suffered a minor injury, Vincent said.

The person killed was identified Saturday as 18-year-old Omarie Whatley.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, Vincent said.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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