DeKalb gas station clerk charged with murder in 50-year-old man’s shooting death

A clerk at a DeKalb County gas station was charged with murder after police said he shot a 50-year-old man inside the store Monday morning.

Amir Javed, the clerk of the Texaco station at the corner of Memorial Drive and Rays Road, called 911 to report the shooting about 1:45 a.m., according to DeKalb police. The man, who was shot once, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified by DeKalb police as John Lamar.

He was unarmed, Channel 2 Action News reported.

An investigator pushes an empty stretcher outside the Texaco station at the corner of Memorial Drive and Rays Road, where a man was fatally shot Monday morning.

“It appears there was some type of dispute with the victim and the clerk, and it appears that the clerk shot him,” Lt. Rod Bryant told AJC.com. “It’s still under investigation at this time.”

DeKalb County police were on the scene of a deadly shooting early Monday morning at the Texaco station at the corner of Memorial Drive and Rays Road.

It is unknown if Javed and the victim knew each other. They were the only two people inside the convenience store when the shooting took place, Bryant said.