A teenager was found dead between two homes in DeKalb County, police said.

About 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a person down call in the 3200 block of Patti Parkway, DeKalb police Capt. Stephen Fore said Thursday in an emailed statement.

Officers found 18-year-old Jerrick Carr outside “with no signs of life” and “a handgun beside the body,” Fore said in the statement.

Though police believe the gun belonged to Carr, Fore described the incident as “an ongoing homicide investigation.

“It was determined that the victim died of multiple gunshot wounds.”

No other details were released.

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