Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

3 shot in drive-by at DeKalb gas station, police say

One of the victims told investigators that a car approached them and someone inside the car started firing.??
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Oct 3, 2019

Three people were shot while standing near a DeKalb County gas station Thursday afternoon, police said.

The incident happened at a Texaco at 4943 Snapfinger Woods Drive in unincorporated Decatur, DeKalb police confirmed. A car pulled up and someone inside fired at the trio, one of the victims told officers.

The three were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Investigators do not believe it was a random attack.

No suspects are in custody. The investigation continues.

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