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UPDATE: Man ID’d in deadly shooting outside Lawrenceville home

The victim was shot in front of a home on Shoal Court around 1 p.m. and taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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March 2, 2019

Police have identified the man shot and killed outside a Lawrenceville home Friday afternoon as a 19-year-old.

They also released surveillance photos of a white sedan neighbors said left the scene shortly after the shooting.

Jalee’n Harrell was shot in the driveway of a home along Shoal Court just before 1 p.m., Lawrenceville police Lt. Jake Parker said. He was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators said Harrell did not live in the area.

Neighbors told Channel 2 Action News the shooter sped off before police arrived.

Lawrenceville police released photos from a neighbor’s home security system showing a white Acura TL sedan leaving the cul-de-sac where Harrell was shot.

Investigators have released surveillance footage of a white Acura spotted leaving the scene of a fatal Lawrenceville shooting Friday afternoon.

Credit: Lawrenceville Police Department

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Credit: Lawrenceville Police Department

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact detectives at 770-670-5150.

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