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Teen injured in DeKalb shooting, police say

The teenager sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
The teenager sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
March 17, 2020

A teenager was taken to a hospital Tuesday morning after he was shot in a DeKalb County neighborhood, officials said.

Officers were sent to Malibu Court shortly before midnight after receiving a call about the shooting, according to police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent.

The victim, whose name was not released, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, Vincent said.

The details of the shooting are not clear. No arrests have been made in the case.

An investigation is ongoing.

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