Cobb driver fatally shot, crashes near gas station with child in back seat
A man was killed after being shot Saturday afternoon and then crashing his car into a traffic sign near a Cobb County gas station with an 8-year-old in the back seat, authorities said.
The deadly shooting happened just before 3 p.m. near the RaceTrac at the intersection of Austell Road and Elmwood Drive, Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Wayne Delk said. The child was not shot, but she suffered minor injuries from debris.
The driver, identified by police as Brian Lamar Sclafford-Clemons, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. His sedan hit a “Do Not Enter” sign on the side of Austell Road.
It’s unclear what led to the shooting or if police have identified any suspects. It appears the shooting took place on the road before the man crashed, Delk said.
The case remains under investigation and no additional details have been released.
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