Police: Road rage escalates to gunfire, kills 1 teen, injures another in Decatur
A teen was shot and killed during a road rage incident in Decatur Wednesday afternoon, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Police arrived at the intersection of South Candler Street and Midway Road around 5:45 p.m. to find two people shot inside a car, Decatur Police said in a Facebook post.
Both were transported to a hospital, where one of the two died, police said. The other is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Channel 2 reported the maroon car both victims were in had its window shattered due to gunfire.
Police are investigating a road rage incident. A window on this maroon car is shattered & there are 2 other vehicles close to that car. Someone fired a gun & sources tell us a teen is dead. pic.twitter.com/UQGkc1bt1I
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) June 21, 2018
The suspect is believed to be driving a black Chrysler 200 or 300 and was last seen traveling southbound on South Candler Street, police said.
The GBI has been called out to assist in the investigation, according to a tweet by the agency.
#GBI on scene assisting Decatur Police Department with a death investigation. Decatur PD is the lead agency. pic.twitter.com/wRHktBbhpB
— GA Bureau of Invest (@GBI_GA) June 21, 2018
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Decatur police at 404-373-6551 or 404-577-8477.
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