DeKalb police investigating gas station shooting

DeKalb County police are investigating after a man was shot at a gas station Friday afternoon.

Officers responded to an Exxon along Columbia Drive near I-20 just after 1 p.m. after receiving calls about a shooting, DeKalb police Sgt. J.D. Spencer said.

The shooting victim was discovered at a neighboring apartment complex. His injuries were not life-threatening, according to police.

Spencer said it appears the man was shot during a dispute.

No one has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing, he said.

In other news:

The shooting happened around 1 p.m. at Wynbrooke Elementary School. Police are actively searching for the shooter, who appears to have fired from the woods near the playground.??

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