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Police ID teen who was shot, killed at apartment complex near Doraville

A teenager was shot multiple times at Foxwood Apartment Complex near Doraville.
A teenager was shot multiple times at Foxwood Apartment Complex near Doraville.
By Michael Hebert
July 20, 2019

A 17-year-old died after getting shot multiple times in the abdomen, leg and head near Doraville on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

The shooting happened in the gazebo area of the Foxwood apartment complex off McElroy Road about 3:15 p.m., DeKalb police Sgt. J.D. Spencer told AJC.com. The shooting victim, Gerardo Cabrera-Perez, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

“We’re trying to determine a motive right now,” Sgt. Adam Quigley told Channel 2 Action News. “We have detectives interviewing witnesses, and they are trying to identify what males our victim was with.”

No other details have been released. We’re working to learn more.

— Please return to AJC.com for updates.

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